M&A activity to rebound in 2019 – Baker McKenzie

Global law firm Baker McKenzie says poor merger and acquisition (M&A) deal values in South Africa for 2018 resulted from the economy’s dismal performance and the risk-off sentiment towards emerging markets in general.

According to the Global Transactions Forecast (GTF), issued by Baker and Oxford Economics, just $4.3-billion of M&A activity was concluded in South Africa in 2018.