Hostile takeovers are when an acquiring company buys a target firm by going directly to the company's shareholders or by initiating the replacement of those that stand in the deals way. In Europe, between 1985 and 2018, the United Kingdom (UK) had by far the highest value of hostile merger and acquisition takeovers with deals completed amounting to approximately 530 billion U.S. dollars.
Value of hostile merger and acquisition (M&A) take-overs in Europe between 1985 and 2018, by country (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). (August 8, 2019). Value of hostile merger and acquisition (M&A) take-overs in Europe between 1985 and 2018, by country (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043211/value-of-hostile-takeovers-in-europe-by-country/
Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). "Value of hostile merger and acquisition (M&A) take-overs in Europe between 1985 and 2018, by country (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. August 8, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043211/value-of-hostile-takeovers-in-europe-by-country/
Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). (2019). Value of hostile merger and acquisition (M&A) take-overs in Europe between 1985 and 2018, by country (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043211/value-of-hostile-takeovers-in-europe-by-country/
Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). "Value of Hostile Merger and Acquisition (M&a) Take-overs in Europe between 1985 and 2018, by Country (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043211/value-of-hostile-takeovers-in-europe-by-country/
Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA), Value of hostile merger and acquisition (M&A) take-overs in Europe between 1985 and 2018, by country (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043211/value-of-hostile-takeovers-in-europe-by-country/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Value of hostile merger and acquisition (M&A) take-overs in Europe between 1985 and 2018, by country (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA), August 8, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043211/value-of-hostile-takeovers-in-europe-by-country/