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Largest M&A deals in the United States 2016, by transaction value

Largest merger and acquisition deals in the United States in 2016, by transaction value (Figures expressed in billions of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise specified)

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.

AT&T Inc/ Time Warner Cable Inc (Oct 22, 2016) 105
Bayer AG/ Monsanto Company (Sep 14, 2016) 63.4
Sunuco Logistics Partners LP/ Energy Transfer Partners LP (Nov 21, 2016) 51.4
Enbridge Inc/ Spectra Energy Corp (Sep 6, 2016) 41.5
Shire Plc/ Baxalta Inc (Jan 11, 2015) 35.2