M&A : Domestic : M&A of independents : number acquired

Name: M&A : Domestic : M&A of independents : number acquired
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: DWVH Beth yw hyn?

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Tabl

Period	Value
1972	938
1973	951
1974	367
1975	200
1976	242
1977	372
1978	441
1979	417
1980	368
1981	327
1982	299
1983	305
1984	398
1985	340
1986	621
1987	1188
1988	1123
1989	896
1990	437
1991	292
1992	232
1993	337
1994	465
1995	299
1996	336
1997	384
1998	485
1999	400
2000	466
2001	319
2002	323
2003	392
2004	577
2005	604
2006	628
2007	698
2008	445
2009	198
2010	243
2011	276
2012	216
2013	175
2014	150
2015	194
2016	383
2017	323
2018	541
2019	480
2020	433
2021	674
2022	466
2023	484
2024	619
1972 Q1	0
1972 Q2	0
1972 Q3	0
1972 Q4	938
1973 Q1	0
1973 Q2	0
1973 Q3	0
1973 Q4	951
1974 Q1	0
1974 Q2	0
1974 Q3	0
1974 Q4	367
1975 Q1	0
1975 Q2	0
1975 Q3	0
1975 Q4	200
1976 Q1	0
1976 Q2	0
1976 Q3	0
1976 Q4	242
1977 Q1	0
1977 Q2	0
1977 Q3	0
1977 Q4	372
1978 Q1	0
1978 Q2	0
1978 Q3	0
1978 Q4	441
1979 Q1	0
1979 Q2	0
1979 Q3	0
1979 Q4	417
1980 Q1	0
1980 Q2	0
1980 Q3	0
1980 Q4	368
1981 Q1	0
1981 Q2	0
1981 Q3	0
1981 Q4	327
1982 Q1	0
1982 Q2	0
1982 Q3	0
1982 Q4	299
1983 Q1	0
1983 Q2	0
1983 Q3	0
1983 Q4	305
1984 Q1	0
1984 Q2	0
1984 Q3	0
1984 Q4	398
1985 Q1	0
1985 Q2	0
1985 Q3	0
1985 Q4	340
1986 Q1	102
1986 Q2	113
1986 Q3	185
1986 Q4	221
1987 Q1	226
1987 Q2	302
1987 Q3	362
1987 Q4	298
1988 Q1	235
1988 Q2	250
1988 Q3	360
1988 Q4	278
1989 Q1	184
1989 Q2	187
1989 Q3	252
1989 Q4	273
1990 Q1	133
1990 Q2	124
1990 Q3	100
1990 Q4	80
1991 Q1	60
1991 Q2	88
1991 Q3	73
1991 Q4	71
1992 Q1	67
1992 Q2	70
1992 Q3	58
1992 Q4	37
1993 Q1	52
1993 Q2	81
1993 Q3	81
1993 Q4	123
1994 Q1	106
1994 Q2	134
1994 Q3	117
1994 Q4	108
1995 Q1	89
1995 Q2	63
1995 Q3	65
1995 Q4	82
1996 Q1	69
1996 Q2	75
1996 Q3	85
1996 Q4	107
1997 Q1	85
1997 Q2	94
1997 Q3	109
1997 Q4	96
1998 Q1	103
1998 Q2	114
1998 Q3	143
1998 Q4	125
1999 Q1	95
1999 Q2	101
1999 Q3	115
1999 Q4	89
2000 Q1	115
2000 Q2	111
2000 Q3	125
2000 Q4	115
2001 Q1	69
2001 Q2	79
2001 Q3	87
2001 Q4	84
2002 Q1	58
2002 Q2	95
2002 Q3	66
2002 Q4	104
2003 Q1	72
2003 Q2	81
2003 Q3	111
2003 Q4	128
2004 Q1	111
2004 Q2	120
2004 Q3	173
2004 Q4	173
2005 Q1	128
2005 Q2	166
2005 Q3	174
2005 Q4	136
2006 Q1	163
2006 Q2	166
2006 Q3	135
2006 Q4	164
2007 Q1	159
2007 Q2	158
2007 Q3	209
2007 Q4	172
2008 Q1	136
2008 Q2	158
2008 Q3	77
2008 Q4	74
2009 Q1	59
2009 Q2	41
2009 Q3	43
2009 Q4	55
2010 Q1	50
2010 Q2	70
2010 Q3	58
2010 Q4	65
2011 Q1	51
2011 Q2	75
2011 Q3	71
2011 Q4	79
2012 Q1	49
2012 Q2	65
2012 Q3	55
2012 Q4	47
2013 Q1	23
2013 Q2	53
2013 Q3	55
2013 Q4	44
2014 Q1	32
2014 Q2	37
2014 Q3	32
2014 Q4	49
2015 Q1	36
2015 Q2	43
2015 Q3	50
2015 Q4	65
2016 Q1
2016 Q2	119
2016 Q3	96
2016 Q4
2017 Q1	83
2017 Q2
2017 Q3	92
2017 Q4
2018 Q1	111
2018 Q2	126
2018 Q3	136
2018 Q4	168
2019 Q1	134
2019 Q2	115
2019 Q3	105
2019 Q4	126
2020 Q1	136
2020 Q2	67
2020 Q3	109
2020 Q4	121
2021 Q1	183
2021 Q2	149
2021 Q3	181
2021 Q4	161
2022 Q1	113
2022 Q2	130
2022 Q3	114
2022 Q4	109
2023 Q1	115
2023 Q2	150
2023 Q3	101
2023 Q4	118
2024 Q1	157
2024 Q2	124
2024 Q3	142
2024 Q4	196
2025 Q1	132
2025 Q2	196

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Mergers and acquisitions involving UK companies: April to June 2025

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