Global mergers and acquisitions

Statista overview report on M&A Worldwide

Global mergers and acquisitions

This global mergers and acquisition report takes an in-depth look at M&A activity in 2020 and early 2021. The report includes comprehensive chapters on regional and industry breakdowns, mega-deals as well as insight into how the M&A market has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

M&A activity decreased in every region worldwide during 2020 and early 2021. The main reason for this was the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic contraction it triggered. This caused investor confidence to falter, though some sectors still attracted significant M&A attention.

Table of contents

Global overview

  • Volume and value of deals
  • Regional breakdown
  • Largest deals

Regional and country breakdown
  • Regional summary
  • Volume and value from 1991 to 2021
  • Average deal value by region
  • Countries of growth and decline

Mega-deals
  • Total value of mega-deals
  • Share of mega-deals to total volume
  • Share of mega-deals to total value

Industry breakdown
  • Global share of M&A deal value by industry
  • Global share of M&A deal volume by industry
  • Leading industries by value/volume/average deal size

Regional breakdown
  • Americas
  • Europe
  • Asia-Pacific
  • MENA and CEE

M&A outlook
  • Impact of the pandemic
  • CEO survey findings
  • How will recovery look?

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