Mergers and acquisitions

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

£ 3,289 m

2020 Q2

Release date:

8 September 2020

Next release:

8 December 2020

Mergers and acquisitions involving UK companies: April to June 2020

What's in the bulletin?

• During Quarter 2 (Apr to June) 2020, the estimates for the value of outward mergers and acquisitions (M&A) involving UK companies increased slighty while both inward and domestic M&A saw notable decreases, when compared with Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2020.
• Domestic and cross-border M&A involving UK companies in Quarter 2 2020 saw 152 completed transactions, a sizeable decrease of 311 when compared with the previous quarter (463) and 292 fewer than Quarter 2 2019 (444).
• Outward M&A (UK companies acquiring foreign companies abroad) was valued at £4.4 billion in Quarter 2 2020, a slight increase of £0.3 billion when compared with Quarter 1 2020 (£4.1 billion) and £2.7 billion higher than in Quarter 2 2019 (£1.7 billion).