A month ago we showed that April dealmaking volume in the US was relatively strong, following a big dropoff in the second half of March. The total number of reported six-figure deals was relatively strong as well looking at March and April combined, running only 4 deals (or 4.6 percent) below the average from the previous four years. The biggest change was a sharp decline in the biggest, or major, deals. May statistics tell a similar story, though with more erosion across all six-figure or better deals. Total US deal volume was stable, down 2 percent compared to May 2019, […]
