Global M&A Dealmakers See Activity Accelerating in H2 2026: Sentiment Report
SS&C Intralinks published its H2 2026 Global M&A Dealmakers Sentiment Report, which surveyed 400 professionals and found that 60% expect increased M&A and financing activity in the second half of the year. The report suggests a resurgence of mega-deals valued over $10 billion and notes that 81% of dealmakers already utilize integrated AI in their processes, trends that align with SS&C's software offerings.
Key figures
- Customer count
- 23000
- Survey respondents
- 400
- Expect slowdown pct
- 29
- Use integrated ai pct
- 81
- Expect 4 plus deals pct
- 43
- Cumulative transactions usd
- $37 trillion
- Expect mega deals over 10b pct
- 29
- Expect increased ma activity pct
- 60
AI analysis
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