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

£ 330 m

2024 Q3

Release date:
3 December 2024
Next release:
4 March 2025
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Mergers and acquisitions involving UK companies: July to September 2024

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  • The provisional combined number of domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A) involving a change in majority share ownership was 436 during Quarter 3 (Jul to Sep) 2024; this was 43 fewer than during Quarter 2 (Apr to Jun) 2024 (479).
  • There were an estimated total 179 domestic and cross-border acquisitions involving a change in majority share ownership during July 2024, before falling to 130 in August and declining further to 127 during September 2024.
  • The value of inward M&A (foreign companies acquiring UK companies) in Quarter 3 2024 was £7.8 billion, £1.1 billion higher than the previous quarter (£6.7 billion).
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