This statistic depicts the largest cross-border merger and acquisition transactions worldwide as of May 2024. The acquisition of Mannesmann AG by Vodafone Air Touch PLC in 1999 was the largest M&A cross-border deal since January 1985, with transaction value amounting to 202.8 billion U.S. dollars. this acquisition was not only the largest cross-border deal ever but also topped the list for M&A in general.
Largest cross-border merger and acquisition transactions worldwide as of May 2024
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). (June 5, 2024). Largest cross-border merger and acquisition transactions worldwide as of May 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/994642/largest-global-cross-border-mergers-and-acquisitions-based-on-transaction-volume/
Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). "Largest cross-border merger and acquisition transactions worldwide as of May 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 5, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/994642/largest-global-cross-border-mergers-and-acquisitions-based-on-transaction-volume/
Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). (2024). Largest cross-border merger and acquisition transactions worldwide as of May 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/994642/largest-global-cross-border-mergers-and-acquisitions-based-on-transaction-volume/
Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). "Largest Cross-border Merger and Acquisition Transactions Worldwide as of May 2024 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/994642/largest-global-cross-border-mergers-and-acquisitions-based-on-transaction-volume/
Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA), Largest cross-border merger and acquisition transactions worldwide as of May 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/994642/largest-global-cross-border-mergers-and-acquisitions-based-on-transaction-volume/ (last visited November 03, 2024)
Largest cross-border merger and acquisition transactions worldwide as of May 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA), June 5, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/994642/largest-global-cross-border-mergers-and-acquisitions-based-on-transaction-volume/
