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Global M&A up 22.5% year-on-year in August to $372.7 billion, LSEG data shows
Global M&A deal value in August 2026 totaled $372.77599 billion, up 22.5% from a year earlier, according to LSEG data, helped by industry consolidation in the United States and Europe. By region, Europe posted the biggest gain, rising 73.4% to $86.42579 billion, lifted by Italian banking group Monte dei Paschi's takeover proposal for its peer Banca BPM. The United States rose 9.5% to $172.69905 billion, helped by insurance brokerage Aon's announced acquisition of rival USI Insurance Services, as well as chipmaker Marvell Technology granting Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet, rights to acquire up to $12.2 billion worth of shares. The Asia-Pacific region rose 23.2% to $73.24594 billion, while Japan fell 34.0% to $7.15217 billion and SPACs fell 61.1% to $3.1 billion. For the year to date in 2026, global deal value reached $3.5989438 trillion, up 36.0% from a year earlier, with the United States up 51.0% at $1.87839792 trillion, Europe up 78.3% at $860.48118 billion, Asia-Pacific down 1.8% at $502.17834 billion, Japan down 40.3% at $104.12798 billion, and SPACs roughly doubling to $60.83649 billion.
MRVL · Capital · Positive Marvell granted Google rights to acquire up to $12.2 billion worth of its shares, a major capital/M&A event cited in the deal-value data.
0RLA.LSE · Capital · Positive Monte dei Paschi's takeover proposal for Banca BPM drove Europe's 73.4% M&A gain, a capital event for the target bank.
GOOG · Capital · Positive Google, an Alphabet subsidiary, granted rights to acquire up to $12.2 billion of Marvell shares, part of the M&A activity boosting deal value.