With mixed weather in the US economy, the Americas M&A market has turbulence to navigate. Will it be a bumpy landing, or will M&A’s biggest players be enough to lift the outlook for 2024? Follow the action for yourself in Deal Drivers: Americas Q1 2024, produced by Datasite in partnership with Mergermarket.

Underwhelming growth and continuing high interest rates have hit deal volumes across the Americas. In these choppy conditions it’s been the larger deals that have been landing, with private equity playing a key role – with the notable exception of Canada, where PE deals have dried up. Broadly, TMT has remained the standout sector for volume and value, though Energy, mining & utilities leads for value overall, thanks to some mega-deals including the acquisition of Masonite in Canada. The hottest market for upcoming deals is the Northeastern US, commanding more than a quarter of Americas activity.

Across the region as a whole, M&A markets have been buoyed up by these larger-cap deals, as credit conditions have eased and strong equity markets have made all-stock deals more attractive.

Read the full story of Q1 2024 in the report.