Private equity and AI infrastructure drive record deal concentration.
Singapore’s mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are tilting toward bigger transactions as deal values surge even whilst volumes fall, pointing to more selective capital deployment.
M&As in the first five months more than doubled to $84.5b (US$65.9b), the second-highest level on record, Vianca Sanchez, a deal intelligence analyst at London Stock Exchange Group Plc, told Singapore Business Review in an emailed reply to questions.
She said eight transactions above $1.3b (US$1b) contributed $61.4b (US$47.9b), accounting for 73% of total deal value, up from 40% a year earlier. Deal count fell 29% to the lowest level in more than a decade.
Stephen Bates, a partner and head of deal advisory at KPMG in Singapore, said quarterly volumes remained broadly stable at 70 to 80 transactions, but total value rose on a higher share of large deals.
He said this reflects more selective capital deployment into assets with stronger growth visibility and execution confidence.
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