SunTrust CEO Bill Rogers and BB&T CEO Kelly King fist bump to end a video announcement of the merger of their banks.
- Worldpay on Monday agreed to be bought by Fidelity National Information Services in a $43 billion that included debt.
- The deal is the second-largest transaction announced so far in 2019, boosting the total value of global deals to a year-to-date total of $345.3 billion.
- More broadly, the global mergers and acquisitions market has slowed down a bit from year.
- Most of the mega deals this year are in the healthcare and financial sectors.
Worldpay on Monday agreed to be bought by Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) in a deal that was valued at $43 billion, including debt.
The deal is the second-largest transaction announced during 2019, boosting the value of the 22 global mega deals to $345.3 billion.
Looking broader, the global mergers and acquisitions market has slowed down a bit - at least rom a year ago. At this point last year, the total value of global deals was more than $500 billion.
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Here are the nine largest M&A deals so far this year, most of which have been in the healthcare and financial sectors, in ascending order of their valuation size: