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Thailand M&A deal value and consulting demand correlation
~USD 22B M&A (2024)
Thailand inbound and domestic M&A deal value reached approximately USD 22 billion in 2024 per LSEG (Refinitiv) and Mergermarket tracking, with consulting demand for commercial due diligence, vendor due diligence, integration planning, and post-merger integration running at approximately 1.5-2.5% of deal value as fee opportunity. The Big-4 dominate financial and operational due diligence; Big-3 strategy houses lead commercial due diligence for private equity buyers (Bain Capital, KKR, Blackstone, CVC) and large strategic acquirers. M&A-driven consulting demand correlates roughly 0.7 to deal volume on an 18-month rolling basis.
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Thailand inbound and domestic M&A deal value reached approximately USD 22 billion in 2024 per LSEG (Refinitiv) and Mergermarket tracking, with consulting demand for commercial due diligence, vendor due diligence, integration planning, and post-merger integration running at approximately 1.5-2.5% of deal value as fee opportunity. The Big-4 dominate financial and operational due diligence; Big-3 strategy houses lead commercial due diligence for private equity buyers (Bain Capital, KKR, Blackstone, CVC) and large strategic acquirers. M&A-driven consulting demand correlates roughly 0.7 to deal volume on an 18-month rolling basis.
Thailand inbound and domestic M&A deal value reached approximately USD 22 billion in 2024 per LSEG (Refinitiv) and Mergermarket tracking, with consulting demand for commercial due diligence, vendor due diligence, integration planning, and post-merger integration running at approximately 1.5-2.5% of deal value as fee opportunity. The Big-4 dominate financial and operational due diligence; Big-3 strategy houses lead commercial due diligence for private equity buyers (Bain Capital, KKR, Blackstone, CVC) and large strategic acquirers. M&A-driven consulting demand correlates roughly 0.7 to deal volume on an 18-month rolling basis.
Time scope
FY2024 (LSEG/Mergermarket)
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What this tells you
Thailand inbound and domestic M&A deal value reached approximately USD 22 billion in 2024 per LSEG (Refinitiv) and Mergermarket tracking, with consulting demand for commercial due diligence, vendor due diligence, integration planning, and post-merger integration running at approximately 1.5-2.5% of deal value as fee opportunity. The Big-4 dominate financial and operational due diligence; Big-3 strategy houses lead commercial due diligence for private equity buyers (Bain Capital, KKR, Blackstone, CVC) and large strategic acquirers. M&A-driven consulting demand correlates roughly 0.7 to deal volume on an 18-month rolling basis.
What not to do with it
Deal value covers Thailand-target M&A across all sectors. Consulting fee capture rate of 1.5-2.5% applies to deals above USD 100M; smaller deals capture a higher percentage but absolute fees are smaller.
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