The value of M&A deals globally has risen over the past decade 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 2021, the value of global M&A deals amounted to nearly six trillion U.S. dollars.
Value of mergers and acquisition (M&A) transactions worldwide from 2010 to 2021
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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Refinitiv. (January 12, 2022). Value of mergers and acquisition (M&A) transactions worldwide from 2010 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 27, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/267369/volume-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide/
Refinitiv. "Value of mergers and acquisition (M&A) transactions worldwide from 2010 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 12, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267369/volume-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide/
Refinitiv. (2022). Value of mergers and acquisition (M&A) transactions worldwide from 2010 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267369/volume-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide/
Refinitiv. "Value of Mergers and Acquisition (M&a) Transactions Worldwide from 2010 to 2021 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267369/volume-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide/
Refinitiv, Value of mergers and acquisition (M&A) transactions worldwide from 2010 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267369/volume-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide/ (last visited May 27, 2022)
