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M&A BY THE NUMBERS

First half numbers on the M&A market from the WSJ:

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The number of announced U.S. buyouts valued at more than $500 million in June.

1
Goldman Sachs Group’s rank in the global M&A advisory rankings by the volume of deals worked on; also, Morgan Stanley’s rank in the U.S. M&A advisory rankings.

2
Lazard’s spot in European M&A advisory rankings. Goldman ranks No. 1 in Europe.

5
The number of announced transactions valued at more than $10 billion in the second quarter.

112
Number of U.S. restructuring deals due to bankruptcy or distressed situations in the first half, with a total value of $59.3 billion, the highest on record.

597
The number of deals withdrawn world-wide in the first half.

$172. 7 million
The average value of strategic deals, or deals with a corporate buyer, in June, the highest average since July 2008.

$31.6 billion
U.S. deal volume in June, the lowest monthly total of the year and the third straight month in which U.S. deal volume declined.

$66.4 billion
The value of all the deals closed in the second quarter, the lowest total for a quarter this decade.

$144 billion
U.S. deal volume in the second quarter. Excluding 2008’s fourth quarter, the worst quarter since the third quarter of 2003.

Source:  WSJ