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Global mergers & acquisitions just hit a record $3.8 TRILLION – check out the biggest deals of the year

by LLB Editor
24th Nov 15 10:01 am

Over $4.2 trillion worth of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals were made this year, beating the $4.1 trillion record set in 2007.

The biggest deal of the year is the tie up between pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and Allergan for $160bn. The deal is the second-biggest merger ever.

The biggest merger ever was Vodafone Airtouchโ€™s acquisition of Mannesmann for $202.8bn in 1999.

This year was the busiest summer on record, in which deals worth a total of $1.05 trillion were made, up 23.7% from Q3 2007.

Take a look at this infographic for the biggest M&A deals this year:

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