New Delhi, July 6 -- Strategic cross-border acquisitions helped India's mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market register its highest quarterly value in four years during the April-June quarter of 2026, even as the overall number of deals declined, according to Grant Thornton Bharat's Q2 2026 Dealtracker report.

The report said Indian M&A activity reached 240 deals worth USD 27.9 billion in the second quarter, marking the highest quarterly M&A value since Q2 2022. Overall deal activity, including private equity transactions, stood at 565 deals worth USD 36.3 billion, with aggregate deal value rising 127 per cent over the previous quarter despite a decline in transaction volumes.

According to the report, "Strategic cross-border acquisitions...