12 percent of all deals made in the UK. In terms of overall value of deals, the finance sector was the leading industry, accounting for more than one sixth of deals made between 2000 and 2018.
In 2022, the financial sector was the United Kingdom’s fifth leading merger and acquisition (M&A) industry in terms of volume. Historically, the finance sector accounted for over Merger and acquisitions (M&A) transaction volume in the financial services sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2022
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- Premium Statistic M&A transaction volume in the UK 2022, by sector
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- Premium Statistic Legal advisors of M&A ranked by deal volume in Greater London (UK) 2022
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- Premium Statistic Legal M&A advisors ranked by deal volume in Scotland 2022
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PKF International. (February 17, 2023). Merger and acquisitions (M&A) transaction volume in the financial services sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/411636/uk-m-and-a-deal-volume-financial-sector/
PKF International. "Merger and acquisitions (M&A) transaction volume in the financial services sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2022." Chart. February 17, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/411636/uk-m-and-a-deal-volume-financial-sector/
PKF International. (2023). Merger and acquisitions (M&A) transaction volume in the financial services sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/411636/uk-m-and-a-deal-volume-financial-sector/
PKF International. "Merger and Acquisitions (M&a) Transaction Volume in The Financial Services Sector in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2016 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/411636/uk-m-and-a-deal-volume-financial-sector/
PKF International, Merger and acquisitions (M&A) transaction volume in the financial services sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/411636/uk-m-and-a-deal-volume-financial-sector/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Merger and acquisitions (M&A) transaction volume in the financial services sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2022 [Graph], PKF International, February 17, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/411636/uk-m-and-a-deal-volume-financial-sector/