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GLOBAL MEDIA M&A
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FIGURE 1: GLOBAL MEDIA M&A DEALS BY TOP TARGET REGION IN H1 2020
After a relatively eventful 2019, Western Europe (excluding the UK) saw 14% of deals on the buy-side with its share of deals as a target region falling slightly, by 4%, as compared to 2019. Similarly, its share as an acquirer region also fell back towards 2018 levels, finishing H1 with 15% of global deals by volume. Comparable to other regions, M&A activity in Western Europe centred on domestic deal-making, but did see more cross-border transactions with the majority falling inside the boundaries of Western Europe. Germany led the way as a target region, managing to draw interest from UK and US- based businesses. France, on the other hand, led Western Europe in terms of acquisitions focused domestically. In H1, the UK saw its share of global deals remain consistent on the previous year. With 11% of all deals as a target region, however, the UK market continues to attract interest from buyers in the United States and Western Europe, primarily.
MIDDLE EAST 1% LATIN AMERICA 1%
AUSTRALASIA 5% CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE 2% AFRICA 1%
CANADA 5%
UNITED STATES 29%
SOUTH ASIA 5%
UNITED KINGDOM 11%
WESTERN EUROPE 14%
ASIA PACIFIC 26%
IN H1 2020 THE US SAW ITS SHARE OF DEALS REDUCED TO 29%. THE ASIA PACIFIC CONTINUED ITS TREND FROM 2019 OF IMPROVING ITS OWN SHARE OF MEDIA DEALS, WHILE WESTERN EUROPE SAW ITS SHARE FALL AND THE UK REMAINED CONSISTENT AS A TARGET REGION.
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