Companies based in the country were targeted in 20,897 deals worth a combined USD 1,455,399 million. Once again, the US attracted the most investment in 2017, and also topped the country rankings by volume. Examples include Western Europe, where value climbed 6 per cent from USD 1,213,785 million to USD 1,281,917 million over the 12 months, as well as the Far East and Central Asia (USD 1,250,128 million to USD 1,275,161 million). However, the result represents an improvement on 20.ĭespite the disappointing showing, several world regions actually attracted more value in 2017 than in 2016. The result is particularly disappointing as it represented the second consecutive annual decline in both volume and value (2015: 109,615 deals worth USD 5,871,017 million). In terms of volume, this represented an 8 per cent drop on the 104,559 deals announced in 2016, while value slipped 3 per cent from USD 4,892,779 million over the same timeframe. In all, there were 96,082 deals worth a combined USD 4,740,969 million announced over the course of the 12 months. The volume and value of global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) declined in 2017. Global M&A activity declines year-on-year in 2017
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