Looking at sellers by geography, 66% of these companies were based in the US, followed by the United Kingdom at 7% and Canada and Germany at 4% each. Australia, Japan, Switzerland, France and Italy all saw significant dealmaking activity as well.

Looking at buyers by geography, 67% were based in the US followed by Canada and the United Kingdom with 5% each. Dealmaking was international as 25% of transactions were cross-border.