In the global consumer goods industry, there were 166 M&A deals announced in Q2 2024, worth a total value of $9.9bn, according to GlobalData’s Deals Database. The $2bn acquisition of Kinetic Group by Czechoslovak Group was the industry’s largest disclosed deal. GlobalData’s Consumer Goods Industry Mergers and Acquisitions Deals by Top Themes in Q2 2024 report offers critical insights into the M&A activity in the industry and the key themes driving the top deals. Buy the report here.
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In value terms, M&A activity increased by 142% in Q2 2024 compared with the previous quarter’s total of $4.1bn and rose by 117% as compared to Q2 2023. Related deal volume decreased by 19% in Q2 2024 versus the previous quarter and was 19% lower than in Q2 2023.
Notably, foreign direct investments (fdi)-related deals accounted for a 33% share of the global consumer goods industry’s M&A activity in Q2 2024, up 20% over the previous quarter.
The top-ranked financial advisors supporting these M&A deals in H1 2024 were Houlihan Lokey; Bank of America; Citigroup with 5, 4, 4 deals respectively.
The top-ranked legal advisors supporting these M&A deals in H1 2024 were Kirkland & Ellis; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Jones Day with 8, 4, 4 deals respectively.
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GlobalData’s Deals Database tracks global deal activity, including mergers, acquisitions, capital raising, strategic alliances, and licensing agreements. Proprietary analysis is used to group deals into key thematic areas and granular sectors across the world’s largest industries.
This analysis considers only announced and completed deals from the GlobalData financial deals database and excludes all terminated and rumoured deals. Deal type includes Acquisition, Asset transactions and Mergers.
