Share of M&A deal volume worldwide 1990-2020, by industry

Published by Statista Research Department, Dec 8, 2023
In 2020, the highest share of global merger and acquisition (M&A) deals took place in the software industry. In 2000, 14.1 percent of M&A deals took place in the software industry, by 2020 this had decreased to 6.2 percent.Software remained as the most proactive sector despite almost halving in terms of total share of deal volume.

Share of merger and acquisition (M&A) deal volume worldwide in 1990, 2000, 2010 and 2020, by industry

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October 2021

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

1990, 2000, 2010, and 2019

Supplementary notes

Due to rounding and double counting, figures may not add up to 100 percent.

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