Political risks scared companies off inking deals so far this year, according to Dealogic—except for Chinese and Japanese firms that hunted U.S. and European targets.
In the first nine months of 2016, global merger and acquisition (M&A) volumes slipped 22 percent on-year to $2.55 trillion, from $3.27 trillion in the same period last year, Dealogic revealed in a new report on Tuesday. This ended a three-year streak of on-year increases, the financial data platform said.