Asia Pacific forecast to lead global M A growth in 1H 2018: Intralinks Deal Flow Predictor

APAC M&A announcements predicted to increase by 14% year-over-year

SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - February 15, 2018 - Thenumber of announced M&A deals in Asia Pacific ("APAC") in 1H 2018 is predicted to increase by around 14 percent year-over-year (YOY), with a range between 7 percent and 21 percent. This is based on data from the latest Intralinks Deal Flow Predictor, an indicator of future mergers and acquisitions (M&A) announcements with a proven track record for accuracy.

Over the next six months, the strongest growth in APAC deal announcements is predicted to come from the Energy & Power, Industrials and Materials sectors in North Asia (China, Hong Kong and South Korea), India, Southeast Asia and Australia. All APAC regions, except Japan, saw double-digit increases in their volumes of early-stage M&A activity in Q4 2017. For most of the APAC region, strengthening global economic demand and supportive fiscal and monetary policy actions are driving vigorous economic growth and increasing dealmaking confidence.

Worldwide, the number of announced M&A deals in 1H 2018 is expected to increase by up to 10 percent YOY compared to 1H 2017. Over the next six months, the strongest growth in worldwide deal announcements is predicted to come from the Consumer & Retail, Industrials and Healthcare sectors.

"Despite recent volatility in financial markets, the dealmaking environment continues to be supported by a strong pickup in global economic growth, low inflation, low interest rates and a plentiful supply of corporate and private equity bidders", said Philip Whitchelo, Intralinks' Vice President for Strategic Business Development. "The recent correction in equity markets may also result in valuations of M&A targets becoming more attractive", he added.

The Intralinks Deal Flow Predictor forecasts the number of future M&A deal announcements by tracking early-stage M&A activity -- new sell side M&A transactions across the world that are in preparation or have reached the due diligence stage. These early-stage deals are, on average, six months away from their public announcement.

About the Intralinks Deal Flow Predictor

The Intralinks Deal Flow Predictor has been independently verifiedas an accurate predictor of future changes in the number of worldwide announced M&A transactions, as reported by M&A data providers such as Thomson Reuters.

The Intralinks Deal Flow Predictor provides Intralinks' perspective on the level of early-stage M&A activity taking place worldwide during any given period. The statistics contained in this report reflect the volume of virtual data rooms (VDRs) opened, or proposed to be opened, through Intralinks and other providers for conducting due diligence on proposed transactions, including asset sales, divestitures, equity private placements, financings, capital raises, joint ventures, alliances and partnerships. These statistics are not adjusted for changes in Intralinks' share of the VDR market or changes in market demand for VDR services. These statistics may not correlate to the volume of completed transactions reported by market data providers and should not be construed to represent the volume of transactions that will ultimately be consummated during any period nor of the revenue or M&A deal volume that Intralinks may generate for any financial period. Indications of future completed deal activity derived from the Intralinks Deal Flow Predictor are based on assumed rates of deals going from due diligence stage to completion. In addition, the statistics provided by market data providers regarding announced M&A transactions may be compiled with a different set of transaction types than those set forth above.

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