As of January 2021, the acquisition of Time Warner by America Online Inc in 2000 remained the largest all-time merger and acquisition (M&A) deal in North America. The transaction value amounted to 164.7 billion U.S. dollars. It is also one of the oldest transactions on the list.
Largest merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions in North America as of January 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Statistics on Mergers & acquisitions in the United States
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Share of M&A deal value globally 1991-2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Share of M&A deal volume globally 1991-2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Size of completed M&A deals in the Americas 2018-2020, by target region
- Premium Statistic Number of completed M&A deals in the Americas 2018-H1 2022, by target region
M&A activity
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- Premium Statistic Biggest M&A deals in the U.S. and Canada 2021
- Premium Statistic Value of M&A transactions in the U.S. 2006-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of M&A deals in the U.S. 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Value of M&A deals in the U.S. 2021-2022, by deal value
- Basic Statistic Number of M&A deals in the U.S. 2019-2022, by deal value
Top M&A advisors
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- Premium Statistic Leading financial advisors to M&A deals in the U.S. 2022, by deal value
- Premium Statistic Leading financial advisors to M&A deals in the U.S. 2022, by deal volume
- Premium Statistic Leading legal advisors to M&A deals in the U.S. 2022, by deal value
- Premium Statistic Leading legal advisors to M&A deals in the U.S. 2022, by deal volume
Sector breakdown
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Drivers, obstacles and other factors influencing M&A
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- Premium Statistic Key industries expected to show more flair for creative deals in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Favored creative M&A deal structures in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Most important near-term M&A drivers in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Median time from initial equity funding to M&A in the U.S. 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Leading factors in achieving a successful M&A deal in the United States 2019
Further related statistics
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- Largest cross-border M&A transactions worldwide 2023
- Largest M&A transactions in South America 2018
- Largest M&A transactions in Asia Pacific 2017
- Largest M&A transactions in South East Asia 2017
- Financial advisors ranked by M&A transactions value UK 2022
- Value of merger and acquisition deals in Europe 2013-2015
- Share of cross-border M&A transactions in South Korea 2016-2022
- Value of domestic M&A transactions in South Korea 2014-2022
- Reported value of global oil and gas transactions 2014
- Monthly value of M&A deals in the U.S. 2017-2022
- Global oilfield services merger and acquisitions value 2015-2019
- Total number of M&A transactions in South Korea 2016-2022
- Value of cross-border M&A transactions in South Korea 2014-2022
- Biggest all-time M&A transactions Germany 2023
- Total value of M&A transactions in South Korea 2016-2022
- Leading catastrophe bond transactions worldwide in 2017
- Distribution of global M&A deals 2008-2012, by value
- Monthly value of M&A deals Asia 2019-2020
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Statistics
- Largest cross-border M&A transactions worldwide 2023
- Largest M&A transactions in South America 2018
- Largest M&A transactions in Asia Pacific 2017
- Largest M&A transactions in South East Asia 2017
- Financial advisors ranked by M&A transactions value UK 2022
- Value of merger and acquisition deals in Europe 2013-2015
- Share of cross-border M&A transactions in South Korea 2016-2022
- Value of domestic M&A transactions in South Korea 2014-2022
- Reported value of global oil and gas transactions 2014
- Monthly value of M&A deals in the U.S. 2017-2022
- Global oilfield services merger and acquisitions value 2015-2019
- Total number of M&A transactions in South Korea 2016-2022
- Value of cross-border M&A transactions in South Korea 2014-2022
- Biggest all-time M&A transactions Germany 2023
- Total value of M&A transactions in South Korea 2016-2022
- Leading catastrophe bond transactions worldwide in 2017
- Distribution of global M&A deals 2008-2012, by value
- Monthly value of M&A deals Asia 2019-2020
Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). (January 31, 2021). Largest merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions in North America as of January 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263804/largest-north-america-mergers-and-acquisitions-based-on-transaction-volume/
Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). "Largest merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions in North America as of January 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263804/largest-north-america-mergers-and-acquisitions-based-on-transaction-volume/
Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). (2021). Largest merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions in North America as of January 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263804/largest-north-america-mergers-and-acquisitions-based-on-transaction-volume/
Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). "Largest Merger and Acquisition (M&a) Transactions in North America as of January 2021 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263804/largest-north-america-mergers-and-acquisitions-based-on-transaction-volume/
Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA), Largest merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions in North America as of January 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263804/largest-north-america-mergers-and-acquisitions-based-on-transaction-volume/ (last visited March 26, 2023)
Largest merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions in North America as of January 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA), January 31, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263804/largest-north-america-mergers-and-acquisitions-based-on-transaction-volume/