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Engineering and construction merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in Q1 2022 exceeded $1.2 billion in disclosed transaction value across 12 deals in Canada and the US.

Publicly disclosed M&A activity across all dealership industries in the US and Canada increased significantly in the second half of 2021, totaling 107 disclosed transactions, exceeding the 43 transactions disclosed in 2020.

M&A activity in the North American agriculture industry has slowed in Q1 2022, with 97 total transactions, trailing Q4 2021 which had 104 transactions.

M&A activity in the North American agriculture industry has slowed in Q1 2022, with 97 total transactions, trailing Q4 2021 which had 104 transactions.

$1.0 billion of total capital was raised in Q1 2022, a significant decrease from the $5.3 billion raised in Q1 2021.

The technology industry experienced a notable decrease in both transaction volume and value in Q1 2022 relative to the prior quarter.

Coming off record levels of deal value and volumes in 2021, the first quarter of 2022 saw a notable drop in M&A activity as rising inflation, increasing interest rates, and the flaring of geopolitical conflict tempered investor sentiment.

Healthcare merger and acquisition activity in the first quarter of 2022 exceeded $10.1 billion in disclosed transaction value across 512 deals in Canada and the US.

In Q1 2022, transaction volume in the North American manufacturing sector decreased 56% and overall disclosed transaction value decreased 16% compared to Q4 2021.

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