$12 bn merger and acquisition deals signed in Sept quarter
Merger and acquisition (M&A) deals worth $12.17 billion were announced in the September quarter, taking the year-to-date tally to $28 billion, as per a Grant Thornton report. During the quarter, there were 140 M&A deals as against 146 M&A transactions worth $6.87 billion in the year-ago period. Overall M&A values saw a 33% rise in the January-September period.