Mergers and acquisitions

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

£ 940 m

2020 Q1

Release date:

2 June 2020

Next release:

8 September 2020

Mergers and acquisitions involving UK companies: January to March 2020

What's in the bulletin?

• During Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2020 the estimates for the value of both domestic and outward mergers and acquisitions (M&A) involving UK companies increased while inward M&A saw a notable decrease, when compared with Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec) 2019.
• Domestic M&A (UK companies acquiring other UK companies) was worth £3.2 billion in Quarter 1 2020; an increase of £0.6 billion compared with Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec) 2019 (£2.6 billion) and an increase of £1.1 billion on the value for Quarter 1 2019 (£2.1 billion).
• Outward M&A (UK companies acquiring foreign companies abroad) during Quarter 1 2020 was valued at £3.4 billion, a small increase compared with the value of £3.0 billion in Quarter 4 2019, but a notable decrease of £4.5 billion on the value recorded during Quarter 1 2019 (£7.9 billion).