The rise in the value of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity involving UK firms reported in Q1 flatters the underlying picture. The sharp decline in the number of deals concluded implies that a key source of revenues for the City’s core occupier base has dropped away. That echoes other evidence that occupier demand in London’s City office market has faltered in the early stages of the year.
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