# United Kingdom M&A : Inward : Number of acquisitions ()

United Kingdom M&A : Inward : Number of acquisitions () was down 20.2% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with −3.7% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 162.0 count.
That is the lowest reading since Q3 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −50.9% (Q2 2020) to 211.4% (Q4 2018), averaging 25.6%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.MANDA.Q.NSA.DIRECTION-INBOUND.ITEM-CBAU.MEASURE-COUNT`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: count
- Coverage: 1986-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (162 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/m-and-a-inward-number-of-acquisitions

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 162.0 count | −20.2 |
| Q1 2026 | 183.0 count | −3.7 |
| Q4 2025 | 244.0 count | 29.1 |
| Q3 2025 | 170.0 count | −20.2 |
| Q2 2025 | 203.0 count | 15.3 |
| Q1 2025 | 190.0 count | 6.1 |
| Q4 2024 | 189.0 count | 10.5 |
| Q3 2024 | 213.0 count | 43.0 |
| Q2 2024 | 176.0 count | −1.1 |
| Q1 2024 | 179.0 count | −2.7 |
| Q4 2023 | 171.0 count | −7.6 |
| Q3 2023 | 149.0 count | −28.0 |
| Q2 2023 | 178.0 count | −10.1 |
| Q1 2023 | 184.0 count | −16.4 |
| Q4 2022 | 185.0 count | −5.6 |
| Q3 2022 | 207.0 count | 3.5 |
| Q2 2022 | 198.0 count | 15.1 |
| Q1 2022 | 220.0 count | −0.5 |
| Q4 2021 | 196.0 count | 21.0 |
| Q3 2021 | 200.0 count | 106.2 |
| Q2 2021 | 172.0 count | 112.3 |
| Q1 2021 | 221.0 count | 45.4 |
| Q4 2020 | 162.0 count | 8.7 |
| Q3 2020 | 97.00 count | −39.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.MANDA.Q.NSA.DIRECTION-INBOUND.ITEM-CBAU.MEASURE-COUNT"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.MANDA.Q.NSA.DIRECTION-INBOUND.ITEM-CBAU.MEASURE-COUNT",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```