Share of M&A deal value globally 1991-2021, by region
In the first five months of 2021, merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in North America accounted for approximately two thirds of the total value of global M&A deals. Over the last decade, European and Asia-Pacific deals typically accounted for about one half of the total deal value, which fell to only 30 percent in early 2021. Meanwhile, the split between these three regions remained relatively equal when the number of M&A deals globally is taken into consideration.
