In 2024, there were 334 merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions valued at more than one billion U.S. dollars in the United States. The overall number of M&A deals in the 12 months ending July 31, 2024 amounted to 14,078, down from 16,786 in the previous year.
M&A deals in the United States
Merger and acquisition (M&A) refers to the consolidation of two companies. The value of M&A deals in the U.S. amounted to roughly 850 billion U.S. dollars in the first half of 2024. Additionally, during the first half of 2024, in the United States, the technology services sector accounted for the largest share of merger and acquisition deals in the United States as well as the highest overall transaction value.
As of 2024, the largest all-time M&A deal in the United States, which was the acquisition of Time Warner by America Online Inc, was valued at 182 billion U.S. dollars. JPMorgan Chase was the leading M&A advisor in the United States in the first half of 2024, managing M&A deals worth approximately 267 billion U.S. dollars.
Number of merger and acquisition transactions in the United States from 2020 to 2024, by deal value
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