Table 2: Top acquisitions of 2025 ranked by total deal value
the US, with acquisitions of US-based companies located in one of Europe's five largest markets (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK) comprised the second largest group of acquired parties. Of the EU5 M&A deals, 45% involved the acquisition of companies located in the UK and 24% involved German firms. The in BRICMT countries — namely Brazil, Russia, India, China, Mexico and Turkey — involved Chinese (50%) or