The number of acquisitions carried out within the United Kingdom (UK) by foreign companies fluctuated significantly between 2010 and 2022. The number of acquisitions reached its peak in 2021 with 789 acquisitions. This number represents a significant increased compared to the previous year, when acquisitions carried out by foreign companies in the UK amounted to 492. In 2022, the number of foreign acquisition in the UK amounted to 721.
Number of acquisitions by foreign companies within the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2022
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Merger, acquisition and divestment activity volumes
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- Premium Statistic Acquisitions in the UK: number of domestic transactions from 2000 to 2022
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M&A transactions value
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- Premium Statistic Acquisitions in the UK: value of domestic transactions from 2000 to 2022
- Premium Statistic M&A transaction value in the UK 2018-2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Value of acquisitions by foreign companies in the UK Q2 2011-Q4 2022
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Largest deals
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- Premium Statistic Largest M&A transactions ranked by deal value in Greater London (UK) 2022
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- Premium Statistic Acquisition transactions ranked by deal value in Scotland 2022
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Leading advisors
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- Premium Statistic Leading financial advisors to M&A deals in the UK 2022, by deal value
- Premium Statistic Leading legal advisors to M&A ranked by deal value in the UK 2022
- Basic Statistic Financial advisors of M&A ranked by deal volume in Greater London (UK) 2022
- Premium Statistic Legal advisors of M&A ranked by total value of deals in Greater London 2021
- Premium Statistic M&A financial advisors ranked by deal value in Ireland 2021
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (March 7, 2023). Number of acquisitions by foreign companies within the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/325921/uk-acquisitions-by-foreign-companies/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of acquisitions by foreign companies within the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2022." Chart. March 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/325921/uk-acquisitions-by-foreign-companies/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Number of acquisitions by foreign companies within the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/325921/uk-acquisitions-by-foreign-companies/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Acquisitions by Foreign Companies within The United Kingdom from 2000 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/325921/uk-acquisitions-by-foreign-companies/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of acquisitions by foreign companies within the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/325921/uk-acquisitions-by-foreign-companies/ (last visited May 23, 2024)
Number of acquisitions by foreign companies within the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2022 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), March 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/325921/uk-acquisitions-by-foreign-companies/