The value of M&A deals globally has risen over the past few decades and tends to mirror the state of the economy overall. Dips can be seen in the years during and following a recession, and M&A activity increases in periods of economic growth. In the first five months of 2021, the value of global M&A deals amounted to 1.5 trillion U.S. dollars.
Value of mergers and acquisition (M&A) transactions worldwide from 1985 to May 2021
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). (May 4, 2021). Value of mergers and acquisition (M&A) transactions worldwide from 1985 to May 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 26, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/267369/volume-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide/
Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). "Value of mergers and acquisition (M&A) transactions worldwide from 1985 to May 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. May 4, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 26, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267369/volume-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide/
Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). (2021). Value of mergers and acquisition (M&A) transactions worldwide from 1985 to May 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 26, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267369/volume-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide/
Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). "Value of Mergers and Acquisition (M&a) Transactions Worldwide from 1985 to May 2021 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267369/volume-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide/
Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA), Value of mergers and acquisition (M&A) transactions worldwide from 1985 to May 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267369/volume-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide/ (last visited November 26, 2021)
