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[AM] Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) involving UK companies time series

Updated on DBnomics on June 4, 2025 (3:00 AM).

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This dataset has 234 series:

[AIHA.A] M&A : Domestic : Number of companies acquired - Annual

from
1969=846
to
2024=899
min:
189
max:
1,528
avg:
652.357
σ:
310.286

[AIHA.Q] M&A : Domestic : Number of companies acquired - Quarterly

from
1969-Q1=235
to
2025-Q1=157
min:
39
max:
464
avg:
163.062
σ:
81.618

[AIHD.A] M&A : Domestic : Value of ordinary shares : £m - Annual

from
1969=NA
to
2024=NA
min:
93
max:
65,570
avg:
5,733.565
σ:
9,936.243

[AIHD.Q] M&A : Domestic : Value of ordinary shares : £m - Quarterly

from
1969-Q1=NA
to
2025-Q1=NA
min:
0
max:
28,198
avg:
1,336.378
σ:
3,122.825

[AIHE.A] M&A : Domestic : Value of preference & loan stock : £m - Annual

from
1969=NA
to
2024=NA
min:
0
max:
2,548
avg:
492.783
σ:
557.356

[AIHE.Q] M&A : Domestic : Value of preference & loan stock : £m - Quarterly

from
1969-Q1=NA
to
2025-Q1=NA
min:
0
max:
1,842
avg:
120.481
σ:
211.233

[CBAQ.A] M&A : Outward : Number of acquisitions - Annual

from
1969=NA
to
2024=303
min:
58
max:
681
avg:
356.5
σ:
168.154

[CBAQ.Q] M&A : Outward : Number of acquisitions - Quarterly

from
1969-Q1=NA
to
2025-Q1=71
min:
7
max:
193
avg:
89.007
σ:
44.219

[CBAS.A] M&A : Outward : Number of disposals - Annual

from
1969=NA
to
2024=39
min:
23
max:
221
avg:
105.378
σ:
58.595

[CBAS.Q] M&A : Outward : Number of disposals - Quarterly

from
1969-Q1=NA
to
2025-Q1=10
min:
4
max:
100
avg:
26.951
σ:
16.864