In brief

• The global M&A value rose by 15% during the first eight months of 2026.

• 37 megadeals worth more than $10,000 billion were made, exceeding the 2021 record of 32.

• BCG's sentiment index rose to a value of 83, which is still below the long-term average of 100.

Read the original story Is the M&A boom real? BCG says yes at the very top, by Kamina Bashir on fi.beincrypto.com, not written about deals under $1 billion