While the latest monthly figures point to a sharp drop in global private equity and venture capital deals, private M&A dealmakers have grown more optimistic about the prospects for the end of the year.
Year-to-date total deal value as of July 31 dropped by 44% to just under $276 billion from $493.4 billion. Deal count fell to 6,850 from 11,000 during the same period.Here, the worst of the M&A lull in middle-market private market deals seems to be over, dealmakers have said recently. — Donald McCree, vice chairman and head of commercial banking at Citizens Financial Group With the Fed only expected to hike another 50 basis points in total, some stability is coming back to the market,He said he sees the bank’s deal pipeline as much healthier than it was six months ago, with expectations of a busy fourth quarter.
Such factors make it more difficult to establish solid buy and sell prices for companies. The financing market has been challenged as well because of higher interest rates.