There were 107 M&A transactions in August, down 3 year on year, while total transaction value was ¥710.2 billion, keeping the monthly total above 100 transactions for 13 consecutive months.
There were 107 M&A transactions in August, down 3 from the same month a year earlier. Total transaction value was ¥710.2 billion, a substantial decrease from ¥1.7628 trillion in August of the previous year, but the number of transactions remained above 100 for the 13th consecutive month.
Overseas transactions accounted for a high proportion of the total, with 27 cross-border transactions, up from 18 in August of the previous year. Outbound transactions for the January–August period reached 111, an increase of 23 from the same period a year earlier.
The top 3 transactions by total value were Mitsubishi Electric Corporation at ¥222.3 billion, Kirin Holdings Company, Limited at ¥218.3 billion, and US-based Bain Capital at ¥86.9 billion.