Summary of April 2018
So far, in 2018, MediaRadar has tracked over $160 billion across more than 380 mergers and acquisitions in total. To this point, March has been the standout month of the year, with 82 mergers and acquisitions for a disclosed total of more than $61 billion.
While April fell short of that, there were still plenty of notable deals that took place. The month of April saw 64 deals close for a total north of $34 billion. The largest deal of the month was HRG Group’s ten billion dollar acquisition of Spectrum Brands.
Let’s take a look at the completed, announced, and rumored mergers and acquisitions of April 2018.
(Note: All numbers in the summary section are based on publicly available disclosures. Not all financial terms are made public, therefore actual totals are likely higher.)
