Global mergers and acquisitions in 2025 tell a story of contrasts, with fewer deals being struck but total values soaring , reflecting a market driven by concentration rather than volume, according to Panikos Teklos, founding partner at services firm XPADIA.
In the first half of the year, Teklos mentioned in a recently-published analysis piece, worldwide volumes fell by nearly 9 per cent compared with 2024, yet total deal value rose
