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In 2022, nealry 50,000 merger and acquisition (M&A) deals were completed worldwide. This figure is in line with those registred in recent years, despite representing a decrease compared to 2021. Rothschild & Co., Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan Number of merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions worldwide from 1985 to April 2023
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Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). (May 1, 2023). Number of merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions worldwide from 1985 to April 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/267368/number-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide-since-2005/
Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). "Number of merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions worldwide from 1985 to April 2023." Chart. May 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267368/number-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide-since-2005/
Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). (2023). Number of merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions worldwide from 1985 to April 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267368/number-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide-since-2005/
Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). "Number of Merger and Acquisition (M&a) Transactions Worldwide from 1985 to April 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267368/number-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide-since-2005/
Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA), Number of merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions worldwide from 1985 to April 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267368/number-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide-since-2005/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Number of merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions worldwide from 1985 to April 2023 [Graph], Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA), May 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/267368/number-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide-since-2005/