This statistic displays the worldwide value of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) from 2015 to 2017 with forecasts up until 2021, by sector. According to forecasted data, 2020 is predicted to be a cyclical trough across sectors for M&A activity with the consumer goods and services sector estimated to fall by 250 billion U.S dollars worldwide from its height in 2015.
Value of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals worldwide from 2015 to 2021*, by sector (in billion U.S dollars)
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Baker McKenzie. (September 12, 2018). Value of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals worldwide from 2015 to 2021*, by sector (in billion U.S dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/950703/value-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide-by-sector/
Baker McKenzie. "Value of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals worldwide from 2015 to 2021*, by sector (in billion U.S dollars)." Chart. September 12, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/950703/value-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide-by-sector/
Baker McKenzie. (2018). Value of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals worldwide from 2015 to 2021*, by sector (in billion U.S dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/950703/value-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide-by-sector/
Baker McKenzie. "Value of Merger and Acquisition (M&a) Deals Worldwide from 2015 to 2021*, by Sector (in Billion U.S Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/950703/value-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide-by-sector/
Baker McKenzie, Value of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals worldwide from 2015 to 2021*, by sector (in billion U.S dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/950703/value-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide-by-sector/ (last visited May 10, 2024)
Value of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals worldwide from 2015 to 2021*, by sector (in billion U.S dollars) [Graph], Baker McKenzie, September 12, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/950703/value-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide-by-sector/