Dealmakers in North America closed on 6,494 deals in the first three quarters of 2021, worth a record-breaking USD 2.1 trillion. No other region even came close. Will the momentum continue in 2022? Find out in this new report.

To understand the evolving M&A landscape and the factors driving this unprecedented dealmaking surge, SS&C Intralinks partnered with Mergermarket to survey 300 global M&A dealmakers for their insights garnered from 2021 and their plans and predictions for the coming year.

Download this new report, M&A Outlook: North America, which analyzes investor sentiment and the emerging M&A opportunities and challenges for North America dealmakers in 2022. Key findings include:

• Investors in North America are more bullish than their counterparts in every other region, with 74 percent predicting an increase in dealmaking this year
• 16 percent of North American dealmakers believe that pursuing digital transformation will be the strongest driver for deals, the highest percentage among all motivators
• Nearly three-quarters of North American dealmakers feel that ESG scrutiny will increase over the next three years