IntraLinks Deal Flow Indicator

An inside view of the state of the global M&A market
IntraLinks has been a leading global provider of M&A virtual data rooms for more than 10 years. Our involvement in a significant percentage of M&A deals in the early stages of each transaction affords us uncommon perspective and insight on global deal flows.

The IntraLinks Deal Flow Indicator was created to provide an early view of aggregate deal flow activity and trends in the global market.

The 2011 Q3 IntraLinks Deal Flow Indicator reports sequential growth was flat in global M&A deal activity compared to Q2 2011. Globally, M&A deal activity increased by 19% percent in Q3 2011 compared to Q3 2010. The most regions experienced significant year-over-year increases in deal activity – Latin America (43% percent), APAC (34% percent) and EMEA (39% percent), while North America grew only 3% in Q3 2011 compared to Q3 2010. Download the latest Deal Flow Indicator to learn more about M&A deal activity around the world.
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The 2011 Q2 IntraLinks Deal Flow Indicator reports a 24% increase in global M&A deal activity compared to Q2 2010. M&A deal activity in North America increased by 15 percent in Q2 2011 compared to Q2 2010. The other regions also experienced significant year-over-year increases in deal activity – Latin America (88 percent), APAC (29 percent) and EMEA (25 percent). Download the latest Deal Flow Indicator to learn more about what to look for in 2011.
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The 2011 Q1 IntraLinks Deal Flow Indicator reports a 24% increase in global M&A deal activity compared to Q1 2010. Each region experienced increases in deal activity year over year compared to Q1 2010 with Latin America seeing a 39% increase, EMEA a 26% increase, Asia Pacific a 22% increase and North America a 21% increase.
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The 2010 Q4 IntraLinks Deal Flow Indicator reports a 33% increase in global M&A deal activity in 2010 from 2009. In Q4 2010, global deal activity was up 20% compared to Q4 2009 but decreased by 3% versus Q3 2010 following six consecutive quarters of growth.
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The 2010 Q3 IntraLinks Deal Flow Indicator reports a 38 percent increase in global M&A deal activity in Q3 2010 versus Q3 2009. In the last quarter, deal activity is up nine percent compared to Q2 2010, a 68 percent increase from the Q1 2009 low. The significant increase in M&A deal activity over the last 12 months has been driven largely by growth in the emerging markets.
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The 2010 Q2 IntraLinks Deal Flow Indicator reports a 40 percent increase in global M&A deal activity versus Q2 2009. Despite the continuing economic uncertainty, IntraLinks observed an 11 percent increase in global activity when comparing Q2 2010 to Q1 2010.
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The 2010 Q1 IntraLinks Deal Flow Indicator highlights continued stability following consecutive quarters of double-digit growth in global deal activity in 2009. We observed a 2% growth in deals over Q4 2009, and 39% increase in deals over Q1 2009.
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The 2009 Q4 IntraLinks Deal Flow Indicator highlights a 12% increase in global deal activity in Q4 when compared to Q3 2009. The number of deals in Q4 2009 is up to levels seen back in Q1 2008 and comes on the back of three straight quarters of double-digit deal growth in 2009. EMEA sees 20% increase in deal activity in Q4, supported by a 12% increase in North America and a 9% increase in Latin America.
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The 2009 Q3 IntraLinks Deal Flow Indicator findings show a 10% rise in global deal activity over the previous quarter. This increase was driven by activity from across the globe, with EMEA and APAC both posting double-digit increases in Q3. This builds on the 10% rise in deal activity observed in Q2 2009 compared to Q1 2009, making for a continuing positive momentum in the M&A markets.
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In this first release, the 2009 Q2 IntraLinks Deal Flow Indicator findings included a 10% increase in global deal activity from Q2 ’09 from Q1 ’09. The global increase was primarily driven by deal activity in the Americas and Asia-Pacific regions. Both regions (Americas and Asia-Pacific) saw a 16% increase from Q2 ’09 vs. Q1 ’09. While deal activity in EMEA in Q2 ’09 remained flat vs. Q1 ’09 levels. This view adds a layer of understanding to recent economic reports that predict an overall stabilization in the markets.
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This report is based on observations and subjective interpretations of M&A deal activity and is not intended to be an indicator of IntraLinks' business performance or operating results for any prior or future period.