U.S. M&A Witnessed The Most Active Summer During Q3

U.S. M&A witnessed strong rebound after the financial crisis, with Q32013 experiencing ‘the most active summer quarter’ by value.

The first half of 2013 had seen enhanced mega deals culminating in a peak during third quarter with the announcement of a 45 percent stake acquisition in Verizon Wireless by Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) for $124.1 billion.

Mergermarket, in its Q1-Q3 M&A report also revealed that global M&A increased gradually for the last three years.

Most Active Third Quarter

According to the Mergermarket report, the recent Verizon deal has catapulted to a Q3 value at $311.4 billion, making it the most active third-quarter for the...