Consumer industry cross border M&A deals total $1.6bn globally in November 2022

Total consumer industry cross border M&A deals worth $1.6bn were announced globally in November 2022, led by SARIA Nederland’s $807.32m acquisition of Devro, according to GlobalData’s deals database.

The value marked a decrease of 64.6% over the previous month of $4.57bn and a drop of 74.4% when compared with the last 12-month average, which stood at $6.32bn.

Comparing cross border M&A deals value in different regions of the globe, Europe held the top position, with total announced deals in the period worth $819.87m. At the country level, the UK topped the list in terms of deal value at $819.5m.

In terms of volumes, Europe emerged as the top region for consumer industry cross border M&A deals globally, followed by North America and then Asia-Pacific.

The top country in terms of cross border M&A deals activity in November 2022 was the US with seven deals, followed by the UK with four and Italy with four.

In 2022, as of November, consumer cross border M&A deals worth $60.59bn were announced globally, marking an increase of 25.8% year on year.

consumer industry cross border M&A deals in November 2022: Top deals

The top five cross border M&A deals accounted for 98.1% of the overall value during November 2022.

The combined value of the top five consumer cross border M&A deals stood at $1.59bn, against the overall value of $1.6bn recorded for the month.

The top five consumer industry cross border M&A deals of November 2022 tracked by GlobalData were:

1) SARIA Nederland’s $807.32m acquisition deal with Devro

2) The $649.03m asset transaction of Fonterra Co-operative Group by Gloria

3) Baozun’s $50m asset transaction deal with The Gap

4) The $45m acquisition of Breeders & Packers Uruguay by Minerva

5) Pulmuone’s $42.51m acquisition deal with Asahiko

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