Mergers and acquisitions

M&A : Outward : Value of disposals : £m

£ 511 m

2017 Q4

Release date:

5 June 2018

Next release:

4 September 2018

Mergers and acquisitions involving UK companies: January to March 2018

What's in the bulletin?

• The value of inward mergers and acquisitions (M&A) over Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2018 reached £21.7 billion, that is, £18.2 billion higher than over Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec) 2017; this partly reflects the impact of a small number of very-high-value deals
• The value of inward divestment (disposals) was £6.9 billion in Quarter 1 2018, the highest value recorded since Office for National Statistics (ONS) first published this data series in 1987.
• Outward M&A deal values fell to £1.7 billion in Quarter 1 2018, down from £4.6 billion during Quarter 4 2017.