Following the international record set in 2015, the M&A market in 2016 has proven to be robust.
External influences such as the Brexit referendum in early summer and the U.S. presidential election in November did in fact have an impact, but the M&A market has held its own despite the apprehension on several fronts. In particular, the announced Bayer/Monsanto transaction caught the attention of market participants worldwide. Even though this was the largest foreign investment by a German company, it was just one deal in an eventful year for M&A in Germany.