In the British tourism & leisure industry, there were 14 M&A deals announced in Q4 2023, worth a total value of $1.7bn, according to GlobalData’s Deals Database. The $1.3bn minority acquisition of Manchester United by Jim Ratcliffe 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 the UK increased by 17608% in Q4 2023 compared with the previous quarter’s total of $9.6m and rose by 510% as compared to Q4 2022. Related deal volume remained flat in Q4 2023 versus the previous quarter and was 33% lower than in Q4 2022.
The top-ranked financial advisors supporting these M&A deals in the UK in Q4 2023 were Cairn Financial Advisers; Cavendish Capital Markets; Cavendish Financial with 1, 1, 1 deals respectively.
The top-ranked legal advisorss supporting these M&A deals in the UK Q4 2023 were Weil, Gotshal & Manges; Cripps; DLA Piper LLP (US) with 2, 1, 1 deals respectively.
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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.
