2020 and early 2021 saw a slowdown globally in merger and acquisition activity, with a seven percent decrease in total deal volume and 16 percent in total value. The total value of M&A in 2020 was approximately 2.8 trillion U.S. dollars across 45,700 deals. The largest deal to take place in 2020 was the unification deal between Unilever NV and Unilever PLC.
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- Number of global M&A deals
- 63,215
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Number of M&A deals globally 2010-2021
- Value of global deals
- 3.8tr USD
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Value of M&A deals globally 2000-2022
- Largest global M&A deal announced 2020
- 106.9bn USD
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Largest M&A transactions announced globally 2020, by value
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