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Mergers and Acquisitions Survey in the UK

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Summary

This survey uses Moody's Bureau Van Dijk Zephyr as the commercial source to identify acquisitions, mergers, takeovers, disposals, and demergers.

Description

The data is drawn from the domestic and cross border mergers and acquisitions survey which consist of three surveys: (1) Domestic mergers and acquisitions involving UK companies (UK companies acquiring other UK companies). (2) Cross border mergers and acquisitions: Inward mergers and acquisitions involving UK companies (Foreign companies acquiring and disposing of UK companies). (3) Outward mergers and acquisitions involving UK companies (UK companies acquiring and disposing of foreign companies.

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About this data

Data creator
Office for National Statistics
Temporal coverage
01 January 2013 to 31 December 2021
Frequency
Quarterly
Dataset theme
Business and economy
Restrictions for access
Access for all accredited researchers
Project approval
Projects must be accredited
Search keywords
Business Mergers Mergers and acquisition Demergers

Metadata

Metadata

Dataset themeMain category for the topic of the resource
Business and economy
Dataset resource typeThe type of the dataset resource
Survey
Geographic coverageThe geographic area covered by the dataset
UK
Temporal coverageThe timeframes covered by these data
01 January 2013 to 31 December 2021
FrequencyThe frequency at which the dataset resource is published or updated
Quarterly
Geographic levelThe lowest level of geography covered by the dataset
Country
Data creatorThe name of the organisation that produced or published this resource
Office for National Statistics
Data contributorsThe name(s) of any organisation(s), other than the data supplier or provider, that have data which are included in this dataset resource
Licensing statusThe license used for making this resource available and defining how it can be used
Restricted
Disclosure controlThe standard or bespoke disclosure control rules that apply to this dataset
Standard disclosure rules apply
Restrictions for accessRestrictions for users and researchers accessing data in Google Cloud Platform
Access for all accredited researchers
Research outputsThe approval route researchers must take for their outputs to be published
No requirements
Project approvalThe project approvals needed for this resource
Projects must be accredited
Research disclaimerThe disclaimer required to be published with the outputs for this dataset
No requirements
AcronymAny other names or acronyms used to refer to the data
M&A
ProvenanceDetails of how this dataset resource came to be generated
Mergers and Acquisitions Survey