North America, the waste management and treatment sector had the highest average deal size. Meanwhile, the communications sector also reigned supreme in Western Europe.
In the first half of 2020, the largest merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions took place in the communications industry. The average deal in that sector was worth 151 million U.S. dollars. Different regions globally had varying average deal values per sector. In Average merger and acquisition (M&A) deal sizes worldwide in H1 2020, by industry (in million U.S. dollars)
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Statista estimates. (June 22, 2020). Average merger and acquisition (M&A) deal sizes worldwide in H1 2020, by industry (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099942/average-merger-and-acquisition-deal-size-worldwide-by-industry/
Statista estimates. "Average merger and acquisition (M&A) deal sizes worldwide in H1 2020, by industry (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 22, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099942/average-merger-and-acquisition-deal-size-worldwide-by-industry/
Statista estimates. (2020). Average merger and acquisition (M&A) deal sizes worldwide in H1 2020, by industry (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099942/average-merger-and-acquisition-deal-size-worldwide-by-industry/
Statista estimates. "Average Merger and Acquisition (M&a) Deal Sizes Worldwide in H1 2020, by Industry (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099942/average-merger-and-acquisition-deal-size-worldwide-by-industry/
Statista estimates, Average merger and acquisition (M&A) deal sizes worldwide in H1 2020, by industry (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099942/average-merger-and-acquisition-deal-size-worldwide-by-industry/ (last visited March 19, 2024)
Average merger and acquisition (M&A) deal sizes worldwide in H1 2020, by industry (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Statista estimates, June 22, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099942/average-merger-and-acquisition-deal-size-worldwide-by-industry/