M&A insurance: a standard tool driving deals

Global merger and acquisition (M&A) activity has reached its highest post-crisis value with $1.94 trillion (8,560 deals) recorded in the first six months of 2018, according to the Global & Regional M&A Report H1 2018 by Mergermarket. Driving M&A deals is the fact that traditional corporates are looking to regain market share from newer, disruptive firms, according to the report.

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