The data describes the biggest merger and acquisition deals in the U.S. in 2016, ranked by transaction value. The acquisition of Time Warner Cable Inc by AT&T Inc in October 2016, valued at 105 billion USD, proved to be the biggest U.S. based M&A deal of the year 2016.
In a survey among M&A professionals from U.S. corporations, private equity firms and investment banks in 2016, respondents were asked to forecast; Which industries do you think will be the most active in M&A in 2016? The responses ranked the media/telecoms industry in fourth place with a 42% share of respondents.
