Most analysts agree that we should see a modest resurgence of M&A activity in the second half of 2010. Volume was down sharply in 2008 and 2009 compared to 2007, as the credit crisis and global economic recession practically halted financing. According to Bloomberg's 2010 M&A Outlook Report, global transaction volume was down 60% from peak in 2007 to 2009, with private equity transactions suffering declines of 90% over the same period. However, the first half of 2010 revealed signs of life in the global M&A markets. Thomson Reuters data shows that total deal value was up 9% in the first half of 2010, when compared with the first half of 2009, driven primarily by deal sin the Middle East and other emerging markets.
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