Cross Border M&A Index 2016 Q4 Index dips slightly but stage is set for future deals

Baker McKenzie’s Cross-Border M&A Index assesses the strength of worldwide cross-border M&A activity in each quarter since Q1 2010. Based on a weighted average of cross-border deal values and volumes in each quarter, we calculate a score from a baseline figure of 100, which represents the level of activity in 2009. That score provides one easy-to understand indicator of how cross-border deal activity changes from quarter to quarter, enabling viewers to identify patterns.