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M&A market update: February 2018 – cutting to the core
*Please note that this report only includes an Excel data file if this is indicated in "What's included" below
Report summary
Upstream M&A staged a comeback in February after a lethargic start to 2018. Deal count was above-average for the post-crash period. There was a healthy flow of middle market deals, though a shortage of billion-dollar-plus deals ultimately capped spending figures. "Strategic focus" continues to be a big driver of deal flow. This Insight contains a snapshot of high level trends in the upstream M&A market, and a summary of major deal activity – both announced and rumoured – during February 2018. In this M&A monthly market update: a review of upstream M&A trends; a summary of the month’s biggest announced deals; commentary on the current Deal Pipeline (potential/rumoured deals)
Table of contents
- The month in brief
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Announced deals
- Trends
- Headline deals: announced
- North America
- Rest of the World
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Deal pipeline
- Headline additions
- Notable updates
- Appendix
Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
- Weighted average Implied Long-Term Oil Price vs. Brent oil price
- No. of deals in Pipeline by region/resource
- Value of deals in Pipeline by region/resource
- Monthly spread between Brent and the Implied Long-Term Oil Price vs. deal count vs. deal spend
- Monthly deal count North America vs. ROW
- Monthly deal spend North America vs. ROW
- Monthly deal count by region ROW
- Monthly deal spend by region ROW
- Implied Long-Term Oil Price (deal by deal) vs. Brent oil price
- Global M&A – February 2018
What's included
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