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For the first year ever, global M&A volume in 2015 surpassed $5 trillion, according to Dealogic data.
This record-setting volume breaks the previous record of $4.6 trillion set in 2007, by 9%. There were 10 $50bn+ M&A transactions announced in 2015 worth a combined $798.9bn. That's five deals more than the previous record high activity set in 1998, 1999, and 2014. US targeted M&A ($2.5tr) accounts for half of 2015 volume and seven of the top 10 transactions.
Healthcare ($723.7bn) and Technology ($713.1bn) were the leading sectors. The biggest deals announced in 2015 were Pfizer and Allergan's pending $160bn merger, followed by Anheuser-Busch InBev's $117.4bnbid for SABMiller, two of only eight $100bn+ transactions announced on record.
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Top 10 Announced M&A Transactions 2015 YTD |
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Announced Date |
Completion Date |
Deal Value $bn |
Acquiror |
Target |
Target Nationality |
Target Industry |
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23-Nov-15 |
Pending |
160.0 |
Pfizer |
Allergan |
United States |
Healthcare |
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7-Oct-15 |
Pending |
117.4 |
Anheuser-Busch InBev |
SABMiller |
United Kingdom |
Food & Beverage |
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8-Apr-15 |
Pending |
81.5 |
Royal Dutch Shell |
BG |
United Kingdom |
Oil & Gas |
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26-May-15 |
Pending |
79.6 |
Charter Communications |
Time Warner Cable |
United States |
Telecom |
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11-Dec-15 |
Pending |
68.6 |
Dow Chemical |
El du Pont de Nemours |
United States |
Chemicals |
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12-Oct-15 |
Pending |
66.0 |
Dell |
EMC |
United States |
Technology |
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25-Mar-15 |
2-Jul-15 |
62.6 |
HJ Heinz |
Kraft Foods |
United States |
Food & Beverage |
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20-Jun-15 |
Pending |
55.2 |
Anthem |
Cigna |
United States |
Healthcare |
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22-Jun-15 |
Pending |
55.0 |
Energy Transfer Equity |
Williams Companies |
United States |
Oil & Gas |
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9-Jan-15 |
3-Jun-15 |
53.1 |
Cheung Kong (Holdings) |
Hutchison Whampoa (50.0%) |
Hong Kong |
Holding Companies |
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