In this section the Institute of Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances provides you with selected, regularly updated statistics on Mergers & Acquisitions worldwide.
Also we provide data on the number and value of announced M&A transactions:
By region:
By industry:
By country:
| Rank | Year | Acquiror** | Target** | Transaction Value (bil. USD) |
Transaction Value (bil. EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1999 | Vodafone AirTouch PLC | Mannesmann AG | 202.8 | 204.8 |
| 2 | 2000 | America Online Inc | Time Warner | 164.7 | 160.7 |
| 3 | 2007 | Shareholders | Philip Morris Intl Inc | 107.6 | 68.1 |
| 4 | 2007 | RFS Holdings BV | ABN-AMRO Holding NV | 98.2 | 71.3 |
| 5 | 1999 | Pfizer Inc | Warner-Lambert Co | 89.2 | 84.9 |
| 6 | 1998 | Exxon Corp | Mobil Corp | 78.9 | 68.4 |
| 7 | 2000 | Glaxo Wellcome PLC | SmithKline Beecham PLC | 76.0 | 74.9 |
| 8 | 2004 | Royal Dutch Petroleum Co | Shell Transport & Trading Co | 74.6 | 58.5 |
| 9 | 2000 | AT&T Inc | BellSouth Corp | 72.7 | 60.2 |
| 10 | 1998 | Travelers Group Inc | Citicorp | 72.6 | 67.2 |
| Rank | Year | Acquiror** | Target** | Transaction Value (bil. USD) |
Transaction Value (bil. EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1999 | Vodafone AirTouch PLC | Mannesmann AG | 202.8 | 204.8 |
| 2 | 2007 | Shareholders | Philip Morris Intl Inc | 107.6 | 68.1 |
| 3 | 2007 | RFS Holdings BV | ABN-AMRO Holding NV | 98.2 | 71.3 |
| 4 | 2000 | Glaxo Wellcome PLC | SmithKline Beecham PLC | 76.0 | 74.9 |
| 5 | 2004 | Royal Dutch Petroleum | Shell Transport & Trading | 74.6 | 58.5 |
| 6 | 2006 | Gaz de France SA | Suez SA | 760.9 | 44.6 |
| 7 | 1999 | Vodafone Group PLC | AirTouch Communications Inc | 60.3 | 51.7 |
| 8 | 2004 | Sanofi-Synthelabo SA | Aventis SA | 60.2 | 50.0 |
| 9 | 2008 | InBev NV | Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc | 52.2 | 39.7 |
| 10 | 1999 | Total Fina SA | Elf Aquitaine | 50.1 | 48.3 |
| Rank | Year | Acquiror** | Target** | Transaction Value (bil. USD) |
Transaction Value (bil. EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000 | Pacific Century CyberWorks Ltd | Cable & Wireless HKT | 37.4 | 38.4 |
| 2 | 2000 | China Telecom Hong Kong Ltd | Beijing Mobile,6 others | 34.2 | 39.7 |
| 3 | 2008 | China Unicom Ltd | China Netcom Grp(HK)Corp Ltd | 25.4 | 16.4 |
| 4 | 2008 | Westpac Banking Corp | St George Bank Ltd | 17.9 | 11.6 |
| 5 | 2007 | Shareholders | SK Corp-Petrochemical Business | 17.0 | 12.4 |
| 6 | 2007 | Wesfarmers Ltd | Coles Group Ltd | 15.3 | 11.3 |
| 7 | 2006 | Kemble Water Ltd | Thames Water PLC | 14.9 | 11.9 |
| 8 | 2008 | Shining Prospect Pte Ltd | Rio Tinto PLC | 14.3 | 9.7 |
| 9 | 2006 | Cemex SAB de CV | Rinker Group Ltd | 14.2 | 10.6 |
| 10 | 2007 | Vodafone Group | Hutchison Essar | 12.7 | 9.4 |
| Rank | Year | Acquiror** | Target** | Transaction Value (bil. USD) |
Transaction Value (bil. EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008 | Shining Prospect Pte Ltd | Rio Tinto PLC | 14.3 | 9.7 |
| 2 | 2007 | Singapore Investment Authority | UBS AG | 9.8 | 6.6 |
| 3 | 2012 | Investor Group (around Charoen Pokphand Group) |
Ping An Insurance Group | 9.4 | 7.2 |
| 4 | 2007 | Shareholders | TM International Sdn Bhd | 9.0 | 5.7 |
| 5 | 2001 | SingTel | Cable & Wireless Optus Ltd | 8.5 | 9.5 |
| 6 | 2007 | Investor Group | Alinta Ltd | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| 7 | 2010 | Investor Group | Plus Expressways Bhd | 7.5 | 5.3 |
| 8 | 2012 | Thai Beverage PCL | Fraser & Neave Ltd | 6.9 | 5.2 |
| 9 | 2008 | Singapore Investment Authority | Citigroup Inc | 6.9 | 4.7 |
| 10 | 2001 | DBS Group Holdings Ltd | Dao Heng Bank Group | 5.7 | 6.4 |
| Rank | Year | Acquiror** | Target** | Transaction Value (bil. USD) |
Transaction Value (bil. EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006 | Cia Vale do Rio Doce SA | Inco Ltd | 17.2 | 13.5 |
| 2 | 1999 | Repsol SA | YPF SA | 13.2 | 12.4 |
| 3 | 2008 | Bolsa Brasileira de Mercadorias | Bovespa Holding SA | 10.3 | 6.5 |
| 4 | 2000 | Telefonica SA | Telecommunicacoes de Sao Paulo | 10.2 | 10.0 |
| 5 | 2010 | Telefonica SA | Brasilcel NV | 9.7 | 7.5 |
| 6 | 2008 | Banco Itau Holding Financeira | Unibanco Holdings SA | 8.5 | 6.7 |
| 7 | 2004 | Ambev | John Labatt Ltd | 7.8 | 6.4 |
| 8 | 2010 | Sinopec Group | Repsol YPF Brasil SA | 7.1 | 5.2 |
| 9 | 2012 | Banestado Participacoes | Redecard SA | 6.8 | 5.2 |
| 10 | 2014 | Banco Santander | Banco Santander(Brasil) | 6.7 | 4.8 |
| Rank | Year | Acquiror** | Target** | Transaction Value (bil. USD) |
Transaction Value (bil. EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000 | Bayerische Hypo- und Vereins | Bank Austria AG | 7.3 | 7.8 |
| 2 | 2005 | Erste Group Bank AG | Banca Comerciala Romana | 4.7 | 3.7 |
| 3 | 2009 | Volkswagen AG | Porsche Holding Salzburg | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| 4 | 2006 | Investor Group | BAWAG | 4.2 | 3.2 |
| 5 | 1997 | Lafarge SA | Perlmooser Zementwerke AG | 3.6 | 3.4 |
| 6 | 2007 | Voestalpine AG | Boehler-Uddeholm AG | 3.5 | 2.6 |
| 7 | 2005 | Unicredito Italiano SpA | Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG | 3.3 | 2.7 |
| 8 | 2013 | OMV AG | Gullfaks Field | 3.1 | 2.4 |
| 9 | 2004 | Investor Group | Public Housing Companies | 2.9 | 2.4 |
| 10 | 1998 | Telecom Italia SpA | Telekom Austria AG | 2.4 | 2.0 |
| Rank | Year | Acquiror** | Target** | Transaction Value (bil. USD) |
Transaction Value (bil. EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1999 | Vodafone AirTouch PLC | Mannesmann AG | 202.8 | 204.8 |
| 2 | 1998 | Daimler-Benz AG | Chrysler Corp | 40.5 | 36.3 |
| 3 | 1999 | Mannesmann AG | Orange PLC | 32.6 | 30.2 |
| 4 | 2000 | Deutsche Telekom AG | VoiceStream Wireless Corp | 29.4 | 30.8 |
| 5 | 1999 | Rhone-Poulenc SA | Hoechst AG | 21.9 | 20.5 |
| 6 | 2006 | Bayer AG | Schering AG | 21.4 | 17.0 |
| 7 | 2001 | Allianz AG | Dresdner Bank AG | 19.7 | 22.5 |
| 8 | 2005 | Unicredito Italiano SpA | Bayerische Hypo- und Vereins | 18.3 | 15.1 |
| 9 | 2007 | Continental AG | Siemens VDO Automotive AG | 15.6 | 11.4 |
| 10 | 2007 | E ON AG | Endesa Italia | 14.3 | 9.1 |
| Rank | Year | Acquiror** | Target** | Transaction Value (bil. USD) |
Transaction Value (bil. EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2007 | Shareholders | Philip Morris International | 107.6 | 68.1 |
| 2 | 2008 | Roche Holding AG | Genentech Inc | 46.7 | 29.3 |
| 3 | 2008 | Novartis AG | Alcon Inc | 38.3 | 24.4 |
| 4 | 2012 | Glencore International | Xstrata | 37.4 | 29.2 |
| 5 | 1996 | Sandoz AG | Ciba-Geigy AG | 30.1 | 24.0 |
| 6 | 2014 | Holcim | Lafarge | 25.9 | 18.9 |
| 7 | 1997 | Union Bank of Switzerland | Schweizerischer Bankverein | 23.0 | 20.7 |
| 8 | 2007 | Shareholders | British American Tobacco PLC | 19.8 | 12.9 |
| 9 | 2008 | Zurich Allied AG | Allied Zurich PLC | 19.4 | 20.4 |
| 10 | 2000 | Xstrata PLC | Falconbridge Ltd | 17.4 | 13.5 |
* since 01 January 1985 and as of 24 June 2014
** or merger partner
Golf Cooperation Council (GCC)
Middle East North Africa (MENA)
Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
Healthcare Equipment & Supplies
Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa (BRICS)
Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey, South Africa (CIVETS)
Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH)
All data is based on Announced Mergers & Acquisitions as IMAA analysis of Thomson Financial data unless otherwise stated.