advised on the largest number of M&A deals.
Over 500,000 merger and acquisition (M&A) deals have been completed globally since 2010. The yearly figure fluctuated since, but increased overall, exceeding 63,000 during 2021. Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Morgan Stanley Number of merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions worldwide from 2010 to 2021
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Statistics on Global mergers & acquisitions
Worldwide
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Top M&A advisors
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- Premium Statistic Ranking of financial advisors to M&A deals globally 2022, by deal value
- Premium Statistic Leading M&A financial advisors worldwide 2022, by number of transactions
- Premium Statistic Leading M&A legal advisors by deal volume worldwide 2022, by number of deals
- Premium Statistic Leading M&A legal advisors by deal value worldwide H1 2022, by deal value
Regional breakdown
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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 Global value of merger and acquisition deals 2017-2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Global number of merger and acquisition deals 2017-2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Value of M&A transactions globally 2006-2021, by target country
Americas
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- Premium Statistic Number of completed M&A deals in the Americas 2018-H1 2022, by target region
- Premium Statistic Size of completed M&A deals in the Americas 2018-2020, by target region
- Premium Statistic Number of M&A deals in the U.S. 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Value of M&A transactions in the U.S. 2006-2022
- 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 value
Asia-Pacific
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- Premium Statistic Number of completed M&A deals in APAC 2018-2020, by target region
- Premium Statistic Size of completed M&A deals in APAC 2018-2020, by target region
- Premium Statistic Value of merger and acquisition deals SEA 1990-2020
- Premium Statistic Leading advisors to M&A APAC ex Japan Q1 2020 by value
- Basic Statistic Leading financial advisors to M&A in Japan 2021, by deal count
EMEA
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- Premium Statistic Biggest all-time M&A transactions in Europe as of 2023
- Premium Statistic Size of completed M&A deals in Europe 2021, by target country
- Premium Statistic Size of completed M&A deals in Africa and Middle East 2018-2020, by target region
- Premium Statistic Number of completed M&A deals in Africa and Middle East 2018-2020, by target region
- Premium Statistic Value of European M&A transactions 1985-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of M&A deals in Central and Eastern Europe in 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Leading financial advisors to M&A in Europe 2022, by deal value
Opinions and expectations
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- Premium Statistic Expected European M&A growth post-COVID-19 2022, by sector
- Premium Statistic Main strategic drivers for M&A deals worldwide in 2022
- Premium Statistic Primary reasons for success of M&A deals worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Factors for M&A deals success worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Factors for M&A deal failure worldwide 2021
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- Total number of M&A transactions in South Korea 2016-2022
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- Life sciences' leading M&A deals worldwide H1 2018
- Domestic M&A transaction value Japan 2008-2017
- Biggest M&A legal advisors in Europe as of H1 2021, based on deal count
- Number of U.S. biopharma M&A deals 2015-2019, by transaction volume
- Value of Italian M&As abroad 2019, by country
- Outbound M&A deals value Japan 2009-2018
- Number of M&A deals in the global consulting market 2006-2014, by segment
- Primary listing of EMEA acquisitive companies as of Q3 2017, by M&A offer value
- M&A: largest acquiring industries worldwide 2018, by number of deals
- Biggest all-time M&A deals in Western Europe 2023
- European consulting market M&A transactions in 2013
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- Value of Italian M&As abroad 2019, by country
- Outbound M&A deals value Japan 2009-2018
- Number of M&A deals in the global consulting market 2006-2014, by segment
- Primary listing of EMEA acquisitive companies as of Q3 2017, by M&A offer value
- M&A: largest acquiring industries worldwide 2018, by number of deals
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Refinitiv. (January 12, 2022). Number of merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions worldwide from 2010 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/267368/number-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide-since-2005/
Refinitiv. "Number of merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions worldwide from 2010 to 2021." Chart. January 12, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267368/number-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide-since-2005/
Refinitiv. (2022). Number of merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions worldwide from 2010 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267368/number-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide-since-2005/
Refinitiv. "Number of Merger and Acquisition (M&a) Transactions Worldwide from 2010 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267368/number-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide-since-2005/
Refinitiv, Number of merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions worldwide from 2010 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267368/number-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide-since-2005/ (last visited March 25, 2023)
Number of merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions worldwide from 2010 to 2021 [Graph], Refinitiv, January 12, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/267368/number-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide-since-2005/