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Chris Matthiessen, a member of our Merger Arbitrage investment team at Gabelli Funds, recaps the first quarter of 2023 global deals. Mergers and acquisitions activity remained subdued in the first quarter of 2023, totaling $580 billion globally, or a 44% decrease compared to a robust first quarter of 2022. A total of 12,700 deals were announced a global basis in the quarter, with about 28% or 3,500 announced in the United States, equating to a total value of $273 billion.