Mergers and acquisitions

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

£ 2,489 m

2021 Q1

Release date:

7 September 2021

Next release:

7 December 2021

Mergers and acquisitions involving UK companies: April to June 2021

What's in the bulletin?

• In Quarter 2 (Apr to June) 2021 the value of cross-border and domestic mergers and acquisitions (M&A) involving a change in majority share ownership recorded notable increases.
• The total number of monthly cross-border and domestic deals fell to a low of 58 in May 2020 as the coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic affected the amount of M&A activity; thereafter, monthly M&A activity increased reaching a peak in March 2021 (246) before falling considerably to 127 in April 2021 and continuing around that level to June 2021 (131).
• In Quarter 2 2021 the total value of inward M&A (foreign companies abroad acquiring UK companies) was £27.7 billion, £19.4 billion higher than Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2021 (£8.3 billion).