Sina US Stock, December 5 — Even in a world where major mergers and acquisitions are “open and hidden”, there are some secrets that are difficult to keep.
This was discovered by strategic communications firm Abernathy MacGregor. The company pointed out in its latest report that 42% of transactions will be leaked in advance before they are disclosed to the public, involving a value of at least 5 billion US dollars.
“If you count deals that were publicly speculated but then apparently aborted, the number is even higher,” said Abernathy MacGregor. “A lot of news about big deals will be leaked ahead of time.”
The report, called “When Deals Spring a Leak” (When Deals Spring a Leak), covers 189 acquisition transactions from 2015 to 2018, with at least one party from the US. The report found that deals were leaked 11 days before the news was announced on average.