Information of cross-border
M&A market

Information of cross-border
M&A market

Updated information
  • Oct.23.2024

    Updated "2. M&A transactions in the major 6 countries in the ASEAN”.

  • July.19.2024

    Updated "2. M&A transactions in the major 6 countries in the ASEAN”.

  • Apr.23.2024

    Updated "2. M&A transactions in the major 6 countries in the ASEAN”.

  • Jan.23.2024

    Updated the M&A market information of 2023.

  • Oct.25, 2023

    Updated "2. M&A transactions in the major 6 countries in the ASEAN”.

1. M&A transactions between Japan and the world
(1) Number and value of M&A transactions between Japan and each region in the world in 2023 were as follows:

The total number of M&A deals in 2023 was 4,015, a decrease of 6.7% compared to the previous year.Although OUT-IN and IN-IN decreased, IN-OUT increased. The overall value of M&A increased by 52.3% compared to the previous year, due in part to an increase in large-scale deals.By market, IN-OUT and IN-IN increased, while OUT-IN decreased.The largest value was the acquisition of US Steel by Nippon Steel (IN-OUT), with a purcase price of USD14,324 million.

The number of "IN-OUT" M&A transactions between Japan and the ASEAN was high and next to the numbers between Japan / North America and Japan / Europe.

The United States has the largest share in IN-OUT transactions from Japan. Among ASEAN countries, Singapore is the most, followed by Vietnam.

(2) Number and value of M&A transactions between Japan and each region in the world in 2024 were as follows:

The number of M&A transactions by Japanese companies in the January-September period of 2024 was 3,459, an increase of 19.4% from 2,896 in the January-September period of 2023. The value of M&A transactions in the January-September period of 2024 was USD 88,397 million, up 34.6% from USD 65,657 million in the same period last year.

M&A transactions related to Japanese companies in 2024(from January to March)
2. M&A transactions in the major 6 countries in the ASEAN

Japan and major 6 ASEAN countries include Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia's number and value of M&A transactions are as follows.

(1)IN-OUT
IN-OUT IN-OUT
(2)OUT-IN
OUT-IN OUT-IN
  • ◆Source: RECOF DATA Corporation
  • ◆Foreign currency rate: JPY 150 / USD(Using the same rate is used for each year, considering the continuity of the data.)

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