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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 Largest acquiring industries for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) worldwide in 2018, by number of deals
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- Premium Statistic M&A: largest target industries worldwide 2018, by number of deals
- Premium Statistic M&A: largest target countries worldwide 2018, by number of deals
- Premium Statistic Share of M&A deals worldwide that were cross border 1985-2022
- Premium Statistic Share of M&A deal volume in the United States 1985-2019, by origin
- Premium Statistic Share of M&A deal value in China 1991-2019, by origin
- Premium Statistic Share of M&A deal volume in Germany1991-2019, by origin
- Premium Statistic Share of M&A deal value worldwide that were cross-border 1985-2022
- Premium Statistic M&A: value of insurance deals worldwide 1985-2022
- Premium Statistic Global value of merger and acquisition deals 2017-2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Number of cross-border M&A deals worldwide 1985-2022
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- Premium Statistic Value of cross-border M&A deals worldwide 1985-2022
- Premium Statistic Merger and acquisition deal performance worldwide 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic Main strategic drivers for M&A deals worldwide in 2022
- Premium Statistic Share of M&A deal value worldwide 1990-2020, by industry
- Premium Statistic M&A: number of insurance deals worldwide 1985-2020
- Premium Statistic M&A: value of mega-deals worldwide 1985-2020
- Premium Statistic Value of M&A deals worldwide 2015-2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Volume of M&A transactions worldwide with a known deal value 2013-2019
- Premium Statistic M&A: Median EV/EBITDA transaction multiple worldwide 2004-2019
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Other regions
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- Premium Statistic Share of cross-border M&A deals in the Americas 2019-2021, by country
- Premium Statistic M&A: Countries with the highest share of cross-border deals Europe 2019-2021
- Premium Statistic M&A: Countries with the highest share of cross-border deals APAC 2019-2021
- Premium Statistic Share of domestic M&A deals in the Americas 2019-2021, by country
- Premium Statistic M&A: average premiums in the UK 2017-2018, by industry
- Premium Statistic M&A: average materials premiums worldwide 2010-2018, by region
- Premium Statistic M&A: average high technology premiums worldwide 2010-2018, by region
- Premium Statistic M&A: average healthcare premiums worldwide 2010-2018, by region
- Premium Statistic M&A: average media and entertainment premiums worldwide 2010-2018, by region
- Premium Statistic M&A: average premiums worldwide 2017-2018, by region
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- Premium Statistic Leading countries for M&A deal growth worldwide 2018
- Premium Statistic M&A: Countries with the largest decrease in deal volume worldwide 2018
- Premium Statistic Share of achieved synergies in previous M&A deal worldwide 2018
- Premium Statistic Average one-week deal premium M&A worldwide 1990-2017
- Premium Statistic Value of M&A transactions globally 2015-2022, by target country
- Premium Statistic Leading financial advisors to M&A deal Canada 2022, by deal value
- Premium Statistic Leading financial advisors to M&A deals U.S. 2022, by deal value
- Premium Statistic Leading financial advisors to M&A deals Latin America 2022, by deal value
- Premium Statistic Largest cross-border M&A transactions worldwide 2023
- Premium Statistic Effects of COVID-19 on M&A strategy and outlook globally2021
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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 April 28, 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 April 28, 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: April 28, 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/
Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA), Largest acquiring industries for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) worldwide in 2018, by number of deals Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/961294/leading-acquirer-industries-worldwide-for-mergers-and-acquisitions/ (last visited April 28, 2024)
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/