one percent of total deal volume in 2019, mega deals made up approximately 64 percent of the total deal value.
Deals valued at over one billion U.S. dollars, otherwise known as mega deals, have become more prevalent in general since the mid 1980s. In 2020, there were 439 mega deals completed worldwide. Despite only accounting for just over Number of merger and acquisitions (M&A) deals valued over one billion U.S dollars worldwide from 1985 to 2020
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Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). (January 31, 2021). Number of merger and acquisitions (M&A) deals valued over one billion U.S dollars worldwide from 1985 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/966617/number-of-merger-and-acquisitions-valued-at-over-one-billion-dollars-worldwide/
Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). "Number of merger and acquisitions (M&A) deals valued over one billion U.S dollars worldwide from 1985 to 2020." Chart. January 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/966617/number-of-merger-and-acquisitions-valued-at-over-one-billion-dollars-worldwide/
Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). (2021). Number of merger and acquisitions (M&A) deals valued over one billion U.S dollars worldwide from 1985 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/966617/number-of-merger-and-acquisitions-valued-at-over-one-billion-dollars-worldwide/
Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). "Number of Merger and Acquisitions (M&a) Deals Valued over One Billion U.S Dollars Worldwide from 1985 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/966617/number-of-merger-and-acquisitions-valued-at-over-one-billion-dollars-worldwide/
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Number of merger and acquisitions (M&A) deals valued over one billion U.S dollars worldwide from 1985 to 2020 [Graph], Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA), January 31, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/966617/number-of-merger-and-acquisitions-valued-at-over-one-billion-dollars-worldwide/