The data depicts the total value of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) region as of the 3rd quarter of 2017, broken down by the target sector of the investment. It can be seen that the merger and acquisition transactions of highest value were carried out in the sector of Industrials, with a total of approx. 146.5 billion U.S dollars of M&A activity recorded at that time. Ranked second during this period was the energy and power sector, with total M&A activity amounting to roughly 117 billion USD.
