From May 19 to May 25, the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market recorded 636 announced deals totaling USD 45.5 billion. Notably, 12 transactions each exceeded USD 500 million, together representing USD 35.67 billion—or 78% of the total deal value for the week.
Between May 12 and May 18, the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) landscape saw a notable upswing, with 637 deals announced totaling USD 94.28 billion in aggregate value. Of these, 27 transactions individually exceeded USD 500 million, collectively accounting for USD 83.42 billion—roughly 88% of the week’s total deal value.
IMAA’s 2025 Top Global M&A Deals industry coverage offers an overview of the year’s most significant M&A transactions across eight
For the week of May 5 to May 11, the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market saw a notable increase in activity, with 582 deals announced, totaling USD 57.05 billion in value. Of these, 22 transactions surpassed the USD 500 million threshold, accounting for 84% of the total deal value of the week, with a combined worth of USD 48.10 billion.
For the week of April 21 to April 27, the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market saw a total of 522 transactions, with a combined deal value of USD 55.53 billion. Among these, 18 deals exceeded the USD 500 million mark, collectively accounting for USD 49.15 billion, or 89% of the total deal value for the week.
The M&A environment is no stranger to uncertainty—but few external shocks have recalibrated deal dynamics as sharply as the introduction
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