Singapore M&A deals dips 13% in 7 months to July

Overall, Asia Pacific saw an uptick of 3% for the period

Mergers & acquisitions (M&A) in Singapore have fallen 13% from January to July, the latest data from GlobalData revealed.

Aurojyoti Bose, lead analyst at GlobalData, said this reflects localised challenges that impacted deal-making sentiments.

In contrast, Asia Pacific deal activity increased by 3% during the same period, primarily driven by an increase in M&A activity, while venture financing and private equity investments have encountered headwinds.

“What makes the growth in the APAC region more significant is that the trend is in contrast to the decline experienced in global deal activity as well as the setbacks in other regions,” Bose said.

China continues to lead the way, registering a growth of around 4% in deal volume from January to July 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. India and Japan also experienced YoY growth of around 10% and 24%, respectively.

Conversely, markets such as Australia and South Korea have experienced declines of around 5% and 20%, respectively.