During 2018, the oil and gas industry was the leading target industry for M&A activity with 768 deals. M&A deals involving banks as the target industry closely followed in 2018 with 762 deals. The value of all M&A transactions that year amounted to almost 3.4 trillion U.S. dollars globally.
Largest target industries for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) worldwide in 2018, by number of deals
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Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). (January 9, 2019). Largest target industries for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) worldwide in 2018, by number of deals [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/961288/leading-target-industries-worldwide-for-mergers-and-acquisitions/
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