M&A : Outward : Number of acquisitions

Name: M&A : Outward : Number of acquisitions
Creator: Mergers and Acquisitions team
Published: 2025-09-01T23:00:00.000Z
License: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Source dataset: Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) involving UK companies time series (AM)

Cyswllt:
Mergers and Acquisitions team

Dyddiad y datganiad:
2 September 2025
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Cyhoeddiad nesaf:
02 December 2025

ID y gyfres: CBAQ Beth yw hyn?

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Tabl

Period	Value
1987	431
1988	648
1989	681
1990	586
1991	550
1992	679
1993	521
1994	422
1995	365
1996	442
1997	464
1998	569
1999	590
2000	557
2001	371
2002	262
2003	243
2004	305
2005	365
2006	405
2007	441
2008	298
2009	118
2010	199
2011	286
2012	122
2013	58
2014	113
2015	170
2016	141
2017	155
2018	301
2019	261
2020	209
2021	311
2022	310
2023	295
2024	303
1987 Q1	66
1987 Q2	97
1987 Q3	132
1987 Q4	136
1988 Q1	140
1988 Q2	178
1988 Q3	164
1988 Q4	166
1989 Q1	171
1989 Q2	183
1989 Q3	193
1989 Q4	134
1990 Q1	138
1990 Q2	121
1990 Q3	173
1990 Q4	154
1991 Q1	127
1991 Q2	113
1991 Q3	162
1991 Q4	148
1992 Q1	191
1992 Q2	146
1992 Q3	167
1992 Q4	175
1993 Q1	139
1993 Q2	149
1993 Q3	90
1993 Q4	143
1994 Q1	112
1994 Q2	115
1994 Q3	88
1994 Q4	107
1995 Q1	99
1995 Q2	102
1995 Q3	75
1995 Q4	89
1996 Q1	101
1996 Q2	113
1996 Q3	100
1996 Q4	128
1997 Q1	110
1997 Q2	99
1997 Q3	118
1997 Q4	137
1998 Q1	132
1998 Q2	144
1998 Q3	128
1998 Q4	165
1999 Q1	141
1999 Q2	147
1999 Q3	133
1999 Q4	169
2000 Q1	188
2000 Q2	127
2000 Q3	127
2000 Q4	115
2001 Q1	109
2001 Q2	111
2001 Q3	85
2001 Q4	66
2002 Q1	68
2002 Q2	68
2002 Q3	74
2002 Q4	52
2003 Q1	60
2003 Q2	53
2003 Q3	63
2003 Q4	67
2004 Q1	64
2004 Q2	81
2004 Q3	74
2004 Q4	86
2005 Q1	91
2005 Q2	74
2005 Q3	109
2005 Q4	91
2006 Q1	94
2006 Q2	98
2006 Q3	98
2006 Q4	115
2007 Q1	108
2007 Q2	105
2007 Q3	141
2007 Q4	87
2008 Q1	86
2008 Q2	91
2008 Q3	72
2008 Q4	49
2009 Q1	17
2009 Q2	32
2009 Q3	28
2009 Q4	41
2010 Q1	30
2010 Q2	49
2010 Q3	54
2010 Q4	66
2011 Q1	70
2011 Q2	75
2011 Q3	77
2011 Q4	64
2012 Q1	25
2012 Q2	41
2012 Q3	21
2012 Q4	35
2013 Q1	27
2013 Q2	13
2013 Q3	7
2013 Q4	11
2014 Q1	30
2014 Q2	25
2014 Q3	23
2014 Q4	35
2015 Q1	49
2015 Q2	31
2015 Q3	39
2015 Q4	51
2016 Q1	38
2016 Q2	35
2016 Q3	46
2016 Q4	22
2017 Q1	46
2017 Q2	35
2017 Q3	47
2017 Q4	27
2018 Q1	82
2018 Q2	74
2018 Q3	67
2018 Q4	78
2019 Q1	88
2019 Q2	58
2019 Q3	57
2019 Q4	58
2020 Q1	81
2020 Q2	30
2020 Q3	45
2020 Q4	53
2021 Q1	75
2021 Q2	82
2021 Q3	83
2021 Q4	71
2022 Q1	94
2022 Q2	74
2022 Q3	79
2022 Q4	63
2023 Q1	69
2023 Q2	75
2023 Q3	85
2023 Q4	66
2024 Q1	78
2024 Q2	82
2024 Q3	66
2024 Q4	77
2025 Q1	74
2025 Q2	87

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Publications that use this data

Mergers and acquisitions involving UK companies: April to June 2025

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