Here are the world's 9 largest M&A deals this year

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 bitat least rom a year ago. At this point last year, the total value of global deals was more than $500 billion.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:Ahli United Bank/Kuwait Finance House Sector: FinancialsTarget name: Ahli United BankTarget nation: BahrainAcquirer name: Kuwait Finance HouseAcquirer nation: KuwaitDeal value net debt: $7.7 billionDate Announced: January 14, 2019Source: Refinitiv Ascendas-Singbridge/CapitaLand Sector: Real EstateTarget name: Ascendas-SingbridgeTarget nation: SingaporeAcquirer name: CapitaLandAcquirer nation: SingaporeDeal value net debt: $7.9 billionDate Announced: January 14, 2019Source: Refinitiv Ultimate Software/Hellman & Friedman Sector: High technologyTarget name: Ultimate SoftwareTarget nation: United StatesAcquirer name: An investor group led by Hellman & FriedmanAcquirer nation: United StatesDeal value net debt: $11.2 billionDate Announced: February 4, 2019Source: Refinitiv See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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