The historic domination of the US in terms of overall share of M&A in the industry has slipped as Europe has taken pole position in the volume of transactions completed according to the latest Global M&A report from Clyde & Co
The overall level of insurance transactions in North America over the last five years shows activity peaking in 2011, and then trending steadily downward. The bottom of the market was reached in the second half of 2013, and activity picked up slightly in the first half of 2014.
Historically, the US has dominated in terms of overall share of M&A in the industry – an entirely natural consequence given the size and maturity of the world’s leading re/insurance market. However, the last 12 months has seen a reversal – from July 2013 to June 2014 there were 139 transactions in Europe, up from 123, while the US there was a drop from 113 to 97.
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