Sixty percent of global M&A professionals expect increased deal and financing activity over the next six months, according to an SS&C Intralinks survey of more than 400 dealmakers. Forty-three percent anticipate working on four or more deals in the second half of the year, while 29 percent expect to participate in transformative transactions exceeding $10 billion. The report also highlights a resurgence of mega-deals alongside continued middle-market activity, with legal and regulatory issues, geopolitical instability, and financing availability cited as top obstacles. Fifty-three percent of respondents say obtaining financing is harder in 2026 than in 2025. To improve execution, 81 percent already use integrated AI across all deal stages, and 30 percent are building internal AI and data capabilities.
SS&C Technologies Holdings IncSurvey by SS&C Intralinks shows expected acceleration in M&A deal activity, directly benefiting SS&C as a provider of M&A deal management software and services.