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Socio-economic headwinds lead to fall in travel and tourism deals worldwide

Business
Ilaria Grasso Macola
20 September 2023

Current socio-economic headwinds have led to a fall in the volume of travel and tourism business deals worldwide.

Mergers and acquisitions are on the increase again

Figures published by data and analytics firm GlobalData show that 482 deals were announced worldwide between January and August, 36.2% down compared to the 756 announced during the same period last year. 

 

The volume of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) went down by 37.8% while private equity and venture financing deals were down by 38.1% and 30.8% respectively.