Mergers and acquisitions

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

£ 2,764 m

2018 Q2

Release date:

4 September 2018

Next release:

4 December 2018

Mergers and acquisitions involving UK companies: April to June 2018

What's in the bulletin?

• The value of inward mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Quarter 2 (Apr to June) 2018 was £6.5 billion, £15.8 billion lower than in Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2018 – mainly reflecting the absence of high-value transactions seen in previous periods.
• Outward M&A deal values fell to £1.9 billion in Quarter 2 2018, down from £2.5 billion during Quarter 1 2018 – their lowest level since Quarter 3 (July to Sept) 2013.
• The value of domestic M&A was £4.0 billion in Quarter 2 2018, £2.0 billion lower than the previous quarter and the first quarterly decline since Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec) 2016.