Elga Reana Tozzi is a certified tax expert and specialised in large and complex cross-border M&A, IPOs, MBOs and private equity transactions. She advises national, international and listed companies as well as substantial investors and shareholders.
Despite a slight decrease in overall activity compared with 2016, 2017 was a strong year for global M&A activity as, for the fourth consecutive year, global deal-making activity exceeded US$3 trillion with announced transaction volumes reaching US$3.7 trillion. Even though 2017 did not replicate the record-breaking number of mega-deals in 2015 nor the high volume seen in 2016, market participants in a number of sectors took advantage of continued access to cheap capital globally to engage in M&A activity.