total years deal value. This was a very different case than was seen historically where mega-deals on average accounted for 40 percent of total deal value between 1985 and 2020.
Deals valued at over one billion U.S. dollars, otherwise known as mega-deals, have increased in general over the time period displayed, amounting to approximately 1.9 trillion U.S dollars in 2020. 2018 was named by some as the year of the mega-deal due to transactions over one billion U.S. dollars accounting for nearly two thirds of the Value of merger and acquisitions (M&A) deals valued over one billion U.S dollars worldwide from 1985 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Value of merger and acquisitions (M&A) deals valued over one billion U.S dollars worldwide from 1985 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA), January 31, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/966677/value-of-merger-and-acquisitions-valued-at-over-one-billion-dollars-worldwide/