South African outbound M&A has had another strong year in 2016 with nearly $7billion worth of activity so far this year, with predictions that it could reach over $8.5billion by year end. Analysis shows that with South African corporates ploughing 55% more into outbound mergers and acquisitions so far in 2016 than in 2013, there is an increasing appetite to look abroad for investments.

Our short report, published with Webber Wentzel, presents analysis on outbound M&A activity. The report discusses where the opportunities lie in 2017, how political triggers across the globe may affect activity and the challenges for investors to consider.