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M&A Environment Healthy: Top M&A Firm

M&A Environment Healthy: Top M&A Firm
Bloomberg Markets Wednesday 01 July 2026, 18:45 UTC 1 min read
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Jul 1st, 2026 M&A Environment Healthy: Top M&A Firm Melissa Sawyer, global head of M&A Sullivan & Cromwell, joins Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Deals." Global transaction values were up around 30% year over year to $2.6 trillion in the first half, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. That puts dealmakers on course to potentially set a record.

Jul 1st, 2026 M&A Environment Healthy: Top M&A Firm Melissa Sawyer, global head of M&A Sullivan & Cromwell, joins Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Deals." Global transaction values were up around 30% year over year to $2.6 trillion in the first half, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. That puts dealmakers on course to potentially set a record. Sullivan & Cromwell is ranked number one by market share and deal value so far in 2026, according to the league table on the Bloomberg terminal. [Image text:] Melissa Sawyer SULLIVAN&CROMWELL GLOBALHEADOF M&A THEBIG PICTURE GLOBALM&ATOPS$2.5TRILLION
Melissa Sawyer (PERSON) M&A Sullivan & Cromwell (ORG) Dani Burger (PERSON) Bloomberg (ORG) Sullivan & Cromwell (ORG)
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