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Americas M&A just posted its strongest half in years. Datasite's Deal Drivers: Americas HY 2026 report tracks US$1.95 trillion in H1 2026 deal value, up 59.6% year-on-year, as AI infrastructure reshapes where capital concentrates across every sector and region.

Inside the report, you will find:

• The full Americas heat chart, sector by sector and region by region
• Why TMT and pharma, medical and biotech are setting the pace, and where the buildout is fastest
• The 10 largest announced deals of H1 2026, including OpenAI, NextEra-Dominion, and Honeywell
• How private equity is adjusting to a realized-returns market, and where dry powder is heading

Download the report for the full data, charts, and analysis behind H1 2026's record half.

AI is no longer an edge in M&A, it is becoming the baseline. Datasite surveyed 1,000 senior dealmakers, backed by in-depth interviews with M&A leaders, to reveal how AI is reshaping every stage of the deal, and where human judgment still decides the outcome. See where your peers are placing their bets and how the modern deal team is being built.

Inside the report, you will learn:

• The deal stages where AI is already fully embedded, led by due diligence and sourcing
• Why 62% of dealmakers now call human-only decisions indefensible on complex deals
• The decisions that stay human, from final sign-off to reading the room with a founder
• How top firms build accuracy, security, and governance into AI-assisted dealmaking
• What the next deal team looks like as AI handles the prep, and people close the last mile

Following a period of economic uncertainty, M&A activity in the Americas saw a significant resurgence in 2025. Driven by a stabilizing economy, cooling inflation, and a highly anticipated rate cut, aggregate announced deal value surged by nearly 51% year over year to reach $3.1 trillion.

Download the report now to explore key highlights from the 2025 markets, such as:

• The tech megadeal boom: Discover how the scramble for scale and AI infrastructure pushed TMT sector value to a massive $1.2 trillion.
• Energy sector surge: Learn why the power demands of artificial intelligence drove an 18% lift in energy, mining, and utilities deal value.
• Private equity bounces back: Understand the strategies behind the 37% jump in buyout value despite a slight decline in overall deal volume.
• Sector specific insights: Gain detailed analysis and league tables for key industries including consumer goods, financial services, industrials, pharmaceuticals, and real estate.

When leadership demands aggressive inorganic growth and multiple acquisitions, traditional approaches like manual spreadsheets and fragmented reporting can no longer keep pace. These outdated methods introduce risk, erode confidence, and slow down critical decisions at the exact moment speed matters most.

Download this white paper to discover a practical framework for scaling corporate development operations, including how to:

• Centralize intelligence: Create a single source of truth for all deal data, market insights, and financials.
• Automate data gathering: Replace manual research with automated data flows to evaluate opportunities faster.
• Streamline collaboration: Enable stakeholders to work in parallel with structured workflows and real-time updates.
• Accelerate reporting: Leverage dynamic dashboards for instant visibility into pipeline health and deal progress.

In dealmaking, the only predictable thing is that nothing is. Some things you can't plan for - but you can prepare.

The right platform lets you stay competitive while others stay confused. With smarter technology backed up by human expertise, you gain the confidence to move on any opportunity at a moment's notice.

Download this checklist now and find out how ready you are.

You can’t do an M&A deal without doing due diligence.

And you can’t do due diligence without a virtual data room.

So, a trusted and powerful platform, with the best technology, security, and service, is essential for completing deals efficiently and successfully.

Do your due diligence on your data room. To make sure your data room is the right one for you.

View Your Data Room Checklist now.

High stakes drive a two-track trend as we pass the year's midpoint. With overall deal value soaring even as volume dips, dealmakers are betting big on the era-defining assets. 

Deal Drivers: Americas HY 2025 explores the forces driving this divergence. Even as Q2 deal volume sank below the 3,000 waterline, H1 values overall hit US$1.2tn - up 17.1% year-on-year. It's large-scale deals that prevail as big bidders chase pharma, energy infrastructure, and AI. Private equity too is tightening its focus onto fewer, higher-value plays, notably in consumer, healthcare, and industrial.

Explore this shifting landscape in Datasite’s full report, produced in partnership with Mergermarket. See analysis of key sector activity across the Americas, including:

• Consumer
• Energy, mining & utilities
• Financial services
• Industrials & chemicals
• Pharma, medical & biotech
• Real estate
• Telecoms, media & technology

Though geopolitical uncertainties remain, they are to some extent also driving opportunities. The likely winners will be the disruptors in a market that, far from cooling, is consolidating power. Read the full story now.

In dealmaking, the only predictable thing is that nothing is. Some things you can't plan for - but you can prepare.

The right platform lets you stay competitive while others stay confused. With smarter technology backed up by human expertise, you gain the confidence to move on any opportunity at a moment's notice.

In an uncertain climate, being ready is everything. Find out how ready you are - now.

You can only plan for so much. Just as the markets were relaxing into post-election certainty, tariffs blew in like an Atlantic squall. But not everywhere is underwater yet. A prevailing appetite for megadeals has seen values actually soar in Canada, Latin America, and the Southern US, though plummeting volumes have drained value everywhere else.

With big strategic deals still very viable, will the market rally in the face of the new economic pressures from the US? See the full outlook in Deal Drivers: Americas Q1 2025, produced by Datasite in partnership with Mergermarket. Map prospective deal activity and gain insights across the Americas, including:

• Peru
• Bermuda
• Canada
• Western US
• Midwestern US
• Southern US
• Northeastern US
• Brazil
• Latin America (excl. Brazil) and the Caribbean

Though cross-border M&A especially faces valuation roadblocks and supply chain woes, leading sectors like TMT and Biotech remain strong, while Canada's Industrial & Chemicals sector is right now carrying the team. Follow the unfolding saga - download the report now.

The stage is set for a robust 2025. The number of deals on the market jumped 12% year-on-year in 2024 while workflows sped up, but the sheer volume of those new deals presented closing challenges. Learn more in the full report.

The stage is set for a robust 2025. The number of deals on the market jumped 12% year-on-year in 2024 while workflows sped up, but the sheer volume of those new deals presented closing challenges. Learn more in the full report.

The results of the 2024 US election will reshape global M&A for years to come. Some of the shifts will be expected, and some will not.

Explore an early look at deal flow for the new US administration, and review market headwinds for the upcoming months and years ahead. Learn more in the full report.

You can’t do an M&A deal without doing due diligence.

And you can’t do due diligence without a virtual data room (VDR).

So, a trusted and powerful platform, with the best technology, security, and service, is essential for completing deals efficiently and successfully.

Do your due diligence on your data room. To make sure your data room is the right one for you.

View Your Data Room Checklist now.

You can’t do an M&A deal without doing due diligence.

And you can’t do due diligence without a virtual data room (VDR).

So, a trusted and powerful platform, with the best technology, security, and service, is essential for completing deals efficiently and successfully.

Do your due diligence on your data room. To make sure your data room is the right one for you.

View Your Data Room Checklist now.

Good times are ahead for the M&A market, based on sell-side deal flow in H1 2024 compared to the year before. Global deal kickoffs jumped 17%, driven by easing inflation and pent-up demand. The deal surge starts to close this July, assuming a six-to-nine month timeline. What are the key trends to track as we move into the second half of the year?

Learn more in the full report.