UK deal-making at lowest level since the financial crisis as higher rates and global tensions dent confidence By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 17:00 EST, 28 December 2023 e-mail View comments Dealmaking involving UK companies has fallen to its lowest level since 2009 as higher interest rates and rising geopolitical tensions dent bankers’ confidence. Figures from the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) revealed that the value of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in 2023 totalled just £208billion, 33 per cent less than last year. It is less than half the level of 2021 – a big year for deals as the world emerged from global…
