Megadeals are back just as AI rewrites the M&A playbook

Global M&A surged to a record USD 2.8 tn in 1H 2026 Financial Times midyear M&A outlook

Corporates are placing the bets — PE is sitting most of them out.

EMEA is having a moment:

AI is also pushing M&A beyond tech:

The catch? Bain calls it a “winner’s paradox”:

That means every acquisition thesis now needs an AI lens.

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