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With downstream impact to the domestic and international moving and relocation industry\u200b companies are moving forward with corporate mergers and investments.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n According to LSEG data, large corporate transactions had their best quarter ever in 2026 with 22 transactions valued at US$10 billion announced globally, surpassing the fourth quarter of 2015, when 21 such deals were announced. Examples of announcements in the first quarter include Unilever\u2019s bid to combine its food business with spice maker McCormick, Est\u00e9e Lauder\u2019s discussions to acquire Spanish Puig Brands, and talks between Pernod Ricard and Jack Daniel\u2019s maker Brown Forman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While the total value of all deals announced globally jumped roughly 29%, the actual number of transactions is down more than 17% as smaller-deal activity slowed. \u201cIf we get a bit of stability in the markets and the economy, the floodgates could open to a phenomenal M&A year where companies are doing $100 million deals and $2 billion deals, all the while the $50- and $100-billion deals continue,\u201d said Frank Aquila, Senior M&A Partner at Sullivan & Cromwell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n