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M&A : Outward : Value of disposals : £m
£ 10,356 m
2024 Q1
- Release date:
- 4 June 2024
- Next release:
- 3 September 2024
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Mergers and acquisitions involving UK companies: January to March 2024
What's in the bulletin?
- During Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2024, the provisional combined number of domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A) involving a change in majority share ownership was 426, 18 fewer transactions than in the previous quarter (444).
- Monthly estimated M&A saw a total of 174 domestic and cross-border acquisitions involving a change in majority share ownership during January 2024, before falling to 152 in February and declining further to 100 during March 2024.
- In Quarter 1 2024, the total value of outward M&A (UK companies acquiring foreign companies) was £4.4 billion, £0.9 billion higher than the previous quarter (£3.5 billion).
Time series related to Mergers and acquisitions
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£ 10,356 m 2024 Q1
- Release date:
- 4 June 2024
- Next release:
- 3 September 2024
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£ 4,356 m 2024 Q1
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- 4 June 2024
- Next release:
- 3 September 2024
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7 2024 Q1
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- 4 June 2024
- Next release:
- 3 September 2024
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64 2024 Q1
- Release date:
- 4 June 2024
- Next release:
- 3 September 2024
Datasets related to Mergers and acquisitions
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Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) involving UK companies time series
Quarterly data on the value and number of mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving UK companies with values of £1 million or more.
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Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) involving UK companies
Quarterly estimates of the value and number of mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving UK companies worth £1 million or more.
Publications related to Mergers and acquisitions
Statistical bulletins
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Mergers and acquisitions involving UK companies: January to March 2024
Transactions that result in a change of ultimate control of the target company and have a value of £1 million or more.
Articles
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Mergers and acquisitions involving UK companies, annual overview
Commentary outlining provisional statistics on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) involving UK companies for 2021.
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