In the North American tourism & leisure industry, there were 27 M&A deals announced in Q4 2023, worth a total value of $4.4bn, according to GlobalData’s Deals Database. The $1.8bn merger of Cedar Fair and Six Flags Entertainment and Bluegreen Vacations Holding was the industry’s largest disclosed deal. GlobalData’s Travel and Tourism Industry Mergers and Acquisitions Deals by Top Themes in 2023 report provides crucial insights into the M&A activity including the themes driving the top deals within the travel & tourism industry. Buy the report here.

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In value terms, M&A activity in North America increased by 755% in Q4 2023 compared with the previous quarter’s total of $514.6m and rose by 446% as compared to Q4 2022. Related deal volume increased by 8% in Q4 2023 versus the previous quarter and was 44% lower than in Q4 2022.

The top-ranked financial advisors supporting these M&A deals in North America in Q4 2023 were Moelis & Co; Goldman Sachs Group; JPMorgan Chase & Co with 3, 2, 2 deals respectively.

The top-ranked legal advisors supporting these M&A deals in North America Q4 2023 were Kirkland & Ellis; Dechert; BakerHostetler with 4, 3, 2 deals respectively.

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This content was updated on 8 January 2024

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GlobalData’s Deals Database tracks global deal activity, including mergers, acquisitions, capital raising, strategic alliances, and licensing agreements. Proprietary analysis is used to group deals into key thematic areas and granular sectors across the world’s largest industries.

This analysis considers only announced and completed deals from the GlobalData financial deals database and excludes all terminated and rumoured deals. Deal type includes Acquisition, Asset transactions and Mergers.