Regions covered include Central & Southeastern Europe, Middle East & Africa, Caucasus & Central Asia, Latin America & Caribbean, and Emerging Asia.
The data below is an accumulation of deal flow within each month, including both disclosed and estimated undisclosed deal value.
Disclosed
Deal Value
(USDbn)
Number of Deals
Undisclos-ed Deal Value (USDbn)
DEAL VALUE KEY
Disclosed value
(USDbn)
Disclosed
Deal Value
(USDbn)
Est. Undisclosed
Deal Value
(USDbn)
$5.9 BN
$65.1
BN
August
2017
$5 BN
$63.1
BN
September
2017
$5.6 BN
$55.4
BN
October
2017
$5.9 BN
$75.4
BN
November
2017
$8.7 BN
$67.4
BN
December
2017
$5.1 BN
$51.5
BN
January
2018
$5.2 BN
$42.6
BN
February
2018
$4.3 BN
$90.3
BN
March
2018
$5.4 BN
$68.6
BN
April
2018
$6.1 BN
$98.2
BN
May
2018
$6.4 BN
$75.4
BN
June
2018
$6.4 BN
$60.9
BN
July
2018
$5.3 BN
$45.2
BN
August
2018
680
Deals
677
Deals
645
Deals
684
Deals
696
Deals
646
Deals
523
Deals
657
Deals
547
Deals
632
Deals
707
Deals
649
Deals
651
Deals
Feb
2016
$55
BN
$36
BN
$150K
BN
$66,315
BN
$66K
BN
689
Deals
Mar
2016
$90
BN
$150K
BN
$66,315
BN
$66K
BN
886
Deals
Apr
2016
$66
BN
$35
BN
$150K
BN
$66,315
BN
$66K
BN
687
Deals
May
2016
$64
BN
$33
BN
$150K
BN
$66,315
BN
$66K
BN
657
Deals
Jun
2016
$69
BN
$35
BN
$150K
BN
$66,315
BN
$66K
BN
666
Deals
Jul
2016
$54
BN
$26
BN
$150K
BN
$66,315
BN
$66K
BN
605 Deals
Aug
2016
$48
BN
$24
BN
$150K
BN
$66,315
BN
$66K
BN
670
Deals
Sep
2016
$66
BN
$35
BN
$150K
BN
$66,315
BN
$66K
BN
684
Deals
Oct
2016
$71
BN
$37
BN
$150K
BN
$66,315
BN
$66K
BN
627
Deals
Nov
2016
$44
BN
$22
BN
$150K
BN
$66,315
BN
$66K
BN
685
Deals
Dec
2016
$83
BN
$36
BN
$150K
BN
$66,315
BN
$66K
BN
717
Deals
Jan
2017
$44
BN
$48
BN
$150K
BN
$66,315
BN
$66K
BN
671
Deals
Feb
2017
$41
BN
$23
BN
$150K
BN
$66,315
BN
$66K
BN
519
Deals
Dec
2015
$150
BN
$66,315
BN
$66
BN
886
Deals
Jan
2016
$50
BN
$66,315
BN
$32
BN
643
Deals
Feb
2016
$55
BN
$66,315
BN
$36
BN
689
Deals
Mar
2016
$90
BN
$66,315
BN
$42
BN
886
Deals
Apr
2016
$66
BN
$66,315
BN
$35
BN
687
Deals
May
2016
$64
BN
$66,315
BN
$33
BN
657
Deals
June
2016
$69
BN
$66,315
BN
$35
BN
666
Deals
July
2016
$54
BN
$66,315
BN
$26
BN
605
Deals
Aug
2016
$48
BN
$66,315
BN
$24
BN
670
Deals
Sep
2016
$66
BN
$66,315
BN
$35
BN
684
Deals
Oct
2016
$71
BN
$66,315
BN
$37
BN
627
Deals
Nov
2016
$44
BN
$66,315
BN
$22
BN
685
Deals
Dec
2016
$44
BN
$66,315
BN
$37
BN
717
Deals
Jan
2017
$48
BN
$66,315
BN
$29
BN
671
Deals
Feb
2017
$41
BN
$66,315
BN
$23
BN
519
Deals
113.3
96.2
Q4 2015
Quarter 4
2016
98.4
96.2
Q1 2016
Quarter 4
2016
92.4
96.2
Q2 2016
Quarter 4
2016
95.4
96.2
Q3 2016
Quarter 4
2016
96.2
96.2
Q4 2016
Quarter 4
2016
98.4
79.0
Q1 2016
Quarter 2
2017
98.4
96.6
Q1 2016
Quarter 3
2017
95.4
95.2
Q3 2016
Quarter 4
2017
92.4
87.1
Q2 2016
Quarter 1
2018
96.2
100.5
Q4 2016
Quarter 2
2018
98.4
96.2
Q1 2016
Quarter 4
2016
131.3
Quarter 4
2015
98.4
Quarter 1
2016
92.4
Quarter 2
2016
85.4
Quarter 3
2016
96.2
Quarter 4
2016
INDEX KEY
The index shows how M&A develops in each quarter since the second quarter of 2017 with a baseline value of 100. The overall index is comprised of four weighted components, with more weight given to cross-border M&A and to M&A volume:
Cross-border M&A volume
(35% weight)
Domestic M&A volume
(25% weight)
Cross-border M&A value
(25% weight)
Domestic M&A value
(15% weight)
131.3
131.3
Q4 2015
Quarter 4
2015
98.4
96.2
Q1 2016
Quarter 4
2016
92.4
85.4
Q2 2016
Quarter 3
2016
95.4
92.4
Q3 2016
Quarter 2
2016
95.4
98.4
Q4 2016
Quarter 2
2016
96.2
98.4
Q4 2016
Quarter 1
2016
131.3
Quarter 4
2015
98.4
Quarter 1
2016
92.4
Quarter 2
2016
85.4
Quarter 3
2016
96.2
Quarter 4
2016
INDEX KEY
The index shows how M&A develops in each quarter since the beginning of 2015 when the chart was launched with a baseline value of 100. The overall index is comprised of four weighted components, with more weight given to cross-border M&A and to M&A volume:
Cross-border M&A volume
(35% weight)
Domestic M&A volume
(25% weight)
Cross-border M&A value
(25% weight)
Domestic M&A value
(15% weight)
Cross-border M&A volume
(35% weight)
Domestic M&A volume
(25% weight)
Cross-border M&A value
(25% weight)
Domestic M&A volume
(15% weight)