After slowing down in 2020, global merger and acquisition (M&A) activity bounced backin 2021. In North America, for instance, M&A deals reached a value of 2.9 trillion U.S. dollars, compared to 1.6 trillion U.S. dollars in 2020. North America showed the greatest absolute increase, while Africa experienced the largest relative growth, with a sevenfold increase in value in 2021.
Value of merger to acquisition deals worldwide in from 2019 to 2021, by region
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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Acuris Global. (March 15, 2022). Value of merger to acquisition deals worldwide in from 2019 to 2021, by region (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 30, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/387545/value-of-global-merger-and-acquisition-deals-by-region/
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