Shale deals drive strong US market, up 9% in Q3 as international M&A struggles

摘要

PLS REPORTS that Q3 2014 global deal activity lost the gains made the previous quarter, dropping 32% to $39.2 billion from $57.6 billion in Q2. Canadian dealmaking fell 45% to $5.0 billion after running strong throughout H1, and international activity slumped 72% to $6.5 billion. However, US dealmaking jumped 9% to $27.7 billion, largely driven by two shale corporate takeovers, the $7.0 billion Encana/Athlon Permian deal in September (more on that below) and the $6.0 billion Whiting/Kodiak Bakken deal in July.