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Quarter Three Middle Market M&A Report 2022

November 30, 2022

The global mergers and acquisition market has remained resilient through a period of great economic uncertainty brought on by a combination of surging inflation, rising interest rates, tightening capital markets, and geopolitical tensions. The total value of lower middle market deals announced in Q3 amounted to $81.3 billion – 0.8% above Q2-22. Similarly, total transaction volume has remained steady, decreasing by a marginal 0.7% when compared to the prior quarter. Deal volume has moderately slowed as the global mergers and acquisition market reverts to sustainable, healthy levels of activity following an intense market observed in 2021.