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Largest global M&A transactions 2017

Largest merger and acquisition transactions worldwide as of August 2017 (Figures expressed in billions of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise specified)

The data illustrates the biggest merger and acquisition transactions worldwide as of August 2017. The acquisition of Mannesmann AG by Vodafone Air Touch PLC in 1999 was the biggest M&A deal since January 1985, with transaction value amounting to 202.8 billion USD.

M&A refers to the joining of companies or assets. In China/Hong Kong, 813 M&A deals took place in the second quarter of 2017.

Vodafone AirTouch PLC/Mannesmann AG (1999)	202.79
America Online Inc/Time Warner (2000)	164.75
Verizon Communications Inc/Verizon Wireless Inc (2013)	130.3
Spin-off/Philip Morris Intl Inc (2007)	107.65
Anheuser-Busch Inbev/SABMiller PLC (2015)	101.48
Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA/NV/SABMiller PLC (2015)	101.1
RFS Holdings BV/ABN-AMRO Holding NV (2007)	98.19
Pfizer Inc/Warner-Lambert Co (1999)	89.17
Exxon Corp/Mobil Corp (1998)	78.95
AT&T Inc/Time Warner Inc (2016)	85.41

Largest global M&A transactions 2017

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