majority of the total value of global deals.
Merger and acquisitions (M&A) deals that are valued at over one billion U.S dollars are called 'mega deals'. The share of M&A mega deals generally decreased with some fluctuation between 1985 and 2020. In 1985, the share of M&A mega deals amounted to 2.8 percent, by 2020 this had decreased to one percent. Despite deals over one billion U.S dollars only making up such a some percentage of the total number of deals, so called mega deals made up the Share of the merger and acquisition (M&A) deal volume that were valued at over one billion U.S dollars worldwide from 1985 to 2020
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Statista estimates. (January 31, 2021). Share of the merger and acquisition (M&A) deal volume that were valued at over one billion U.S dollars worldwide from 1985 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/955727/global-share-of-merger-and-acquisition-mega-deals/
Statista estimates. "Share of the merger and acquisition (M&A) deal volume that were valued at over one billion U.S dollars worldwide from 1985 to 2020." Chart. January 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/955727/global-share-of-merger-and-acquisition-mega-deals/
Statista estimates. (2021). Share of the merger and acquisition (M&A) deal volume that were valued at over one billion U.S dollars worldwide from 1985 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/955727/global-share-of-merger-and-acquisition-mega-deals/
Statista estimates. "Share of The Merger and Acquisition (M&a) Deal Volume That Were Valued at over One Billion U.S Dollars Worldwide from 1985 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/955727/global-share-of-merger-and-acquisition-mega-deals/
Statista estimates, Share of the merger and acquisition (M&A) deal volume that were valued at over one billion U.S dollars worldwide from 1985 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/955727/global-share-of-merger-and-acquisition-mega-deals/ (last visited May 03, 2024)
Share of the merger and acquisition (M&A) deal volume that were valued at over one billion U.S dollars worldwide from 1985 to 2020 [Graph], Statista estimates, January 31, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/955727/global-share-of-merger-and-acquisition-mega-deals/