In 2018, the leading acquiring industry for merger and acquisition (M&A) activity was the other financials (excluding banks) with approximately two thousand deals. Banks were the second largest acquiring industry with 687 merger and acquisition deals during 2018. Large investment banks such as Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan serve as financial advisors to deals, and advise on hundreds of deals per year.
Largest acquiring 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 acquiring industries for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) worldwide in 2018, by number of deals [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/961294/leading-acquirer-industries-worldwide-for-mergers-and-acquisitions/
Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). "Largest acquiring industries for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) worldwide in 2018, by number of deals." Chart. January 9, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/961294/leading-acquirer-industries-worldwide-for-mergers-and-acquisitions/
Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). (2019). Largest acquiring industries for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) worldwide in 2018, by number of deals. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/961294/leading-acquirer-industries-worldwide-for-mergers-and-acquisitions/
Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). "Largest Acquiring Industries for Mergers and Acquisitions (M&a) Worldwide in 2018, by Number of Deals." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/961294/leading-acquirer-industries-worldwide-for-mergers-and-acquisitions/
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Largest acquiring industries for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) worldwide in 2018, by number of deals [Graph], Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA), January 9, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/961294/leading-acquirer-industries-worldwide-for-mergers-and-acquisitions/
