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Stalled economic growth and higher costs of borrowing tempered M&A activity in Q3 2023, with total transaction count falling from 439 transactions in Q2 2023 to 351 transactions in Q3 2023.

M&A volume in the North American agriculture industry decreased slightly in Q3 2023 from Q2 2023, with 80 total transactions, compared to 91 in Q2 2023.

There was decreased publicly disclosed acquisition spending on U.S.-based automotive dealerships in Q1 2023 compared to Q1 2022. However, domestic M&A activity began to pick up again in late Q2 2023, driven by Lithia’s 14-store purchase in Virginia.

Despite high inflation rates, uncertainty surrounding a potential recession, tight monetary policy, and a slowdown in the volume of transactions in the real estate market, the pace of transaction volume and value has increased since Q2 2023 in the United States.

Aggregate disclosed transaction count in the North American food and beverage industry decreased during Q3 2023 by 23.0% from the previous quarter, while aggregate disclosed transaction value increased by 153.9%.

Healthcare merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in Q3 2023 reached $6.4 billion in disclosed transaction value across 346 deals in Canada and the United States (U.S.).

Transaction volume in the North American manufacturing sector remained relatively flat in Q3 2023, with 168 transactions reported for Q3 2023 compared to 177 reported in Q2 2023.

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