Largest Merger and Acquisition Transactions Worldwide As of August 2017
This statistic depicts the largest merger and acquisition transactions worldwide as of August 2017. The acquisition of Mannesmann AG by Vodafone Air Touch PLC in 1999 was the largest M&A deal since January 1985, with transaction value amounting to 202.8 billion U.S. dollars.
M&A refers to the joining of companies or assets. In China/Hong Kong, 813 M&A deals took place in the second quarter of 2017.

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