Mergers and acquisitions

Business mergers and acquisitions involving UK companies, including de-mergers and disposals, where the transaction value is £1 million or more.

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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

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  • 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).
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