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Global M&A deal value on track to reach $4 trillion this year: PwC
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- M&A transactions above $5 billion have contributed almost half of total global deal value so far this year, PwC said.
- "2026 is the year M&A supersized," said Brian Levy, global deals industries leader at PwC US, adding that AI is propelling megadeals, redirecting capital and shuffling sector winners and losers.
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The annual global deal value of mergers and acquisitions is on track to reach $4 trillion in 2026, making it the strongest year since 2021, thanks to bigger megadeals fueled by the ongoing AI demand surge, according to a Pw C report.
M&A transactions above $5 billion have contributed almost half of total global deal value so far this year, PwC said. It expects a 40% year-on-year rise in deal values from megadeals in 2026 if the current pace continues.
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