The value of M&A deals globally has risen over the past decade and tends to mirror the state of the economy overall. Dips can be seen in the years during and following a recession, and M&A activity increases in periods of economic growth. In 2022, the value of global M&A deals amounted to 3.4 trillion U.S. dollars.
Value of mergers and acquisition (M&A) transactions worldwide from 1985 to April 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Europe
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Middle East and Africa
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Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). (May 1, 2023). Value of mergers and acquisition (M&A) transactions worldwide from 1985 to April 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/267369/volume-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide/
Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). "Value of mergers and acquisition (M&A) transactions worldwide from 1985 to April 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. May 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267369/volume-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide/
Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). (2023). Value of mergers and acquisition (M&A) transactions worldwide from 1985 to April 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267369/volume-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide/
Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). "Value of Mergers and Acquisition (M&a) Transactions Worldwide from 1985 to April 2023 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267369/volume-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide/
Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA), Value of mergers and acquisition (M&A) transactions worldwide from 1985 to April 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267369/volume-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Value of mergers and acquisition (M&A) transactions worldwide from 1985 to April 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA), May 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/267369/volume-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide/