MEDIAtalk: The year confidence returned to media M&A
MEDIAtalk: The year confidence returned to media M&A
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Driven by reinvigorated investor confidence, an uptick in capital markets, public company activity and increased levels of private equity involvement, 2024 can be viewed as a year that the Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) media market bounced back following a year of slower growth in 2023.
Global media M&A demonstrated resilience in 2024 with total disclosed deal value exceeding US$130 billion across more than 1,300 transactions. This was driven by the large-scale consolidation in the US, drawing 41% of deals while European activity levels remain buoyant, notably in the UK and France and Spain.
Prominent trends such as AI and data present enhanced innovation, while geopolitical and economic events such as global conflicts, declining interest rates and the rise of the Trump administration in the US continues to influence M&A appetite internationally although in recent weeks, it has also led to some market uncertainty.
2025 is here with good opportunities for M&A participants who adopt a strategic mindset when navigating a complex environment.
Read the report to understand challenges and trends for each region globally and how to move through the M&A landscape: please click on the download link on the right hand side.
Driven by reinvigorated investor confidence, an uptick in capital markets, public company activity and increased levels of private equity involvement, 2024 can be viewed as a year that the Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) media market bounced back following a year of slower growth in 2023.
Global media M&A demonstrated resilience in 2024 with total disclosed deal value exceeding US$130 billion across more than 1,300 transactions. This was driven by the large-scale consolidation in the US, drawing 41% of deals while European activity levels remain buoyant, notably in the UK and France and Spain.
Prominent trends such as AI and data present enhanced innovation, while geopolitical and economic events such as global conflicts, declining interest rates and the rise of the Trump administration in the US continues to influence M&A appetite internationally although in recent weeks, it has also led to some market uncertainty.
2025 is here with good opportunities for M&A participants who adopt a strategic mindset when navigating a complex environment.
Read the report to understand challenges and trends for each region globally and how to move through the M&A landscape: please click on the download link on the right hand side.
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