# United Kingdom M&A : Inward : Value of acquisitions - direct transactions : Annual : £m ()

United Kingdom M&A : Inward : Value of acquisitions - direct transactions : Annual : £m () was 63,475 £m in 2025, up 179.9% from 2024.
That is the highest reading since 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 18,527 £m (2020) to 184,656 £m (2016), averaging 56,346 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.MANDA.A.NSA.DIRECTION-INBOUND.ITEM-CBDD.MEASURE-DIRECT.MEASURE-VALUE`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1986-01-01 to 2025-01-01 (40 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/m-and-a-inward-value-of-acquisitions-direct-transactions-annual-m

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 63,475 £m |
| 2024 | 22,675 £m |
| 2023 | 30,763 £m |
| 2022 | 53,249 £m |
| 2021 | 66,089 £m |
| 2020 | 18,527 £m |
| 2019 | 48,475 £m |
| 2018 | 71,323 £m |
| 2017 | 31,567 £m |
| 2016 | 184,656 £m |
| 2015 | 29,009 £m |
| 2014 | 10,404 £m |
| 2013 | 8,391.0 £m |
| 2012 | 11,659 £m |
| 2011 | 17,112 £m |
| 2010 | 33,540 £m |
| 2009 | 21,091 £m |
| 2008 | 36,101 £m |
| 2007 | 62,475 £m |
| 2006 | 53,578 £m |
| 2005 | 32,193 £m |
| 2004 | 23,527 £m |
| 2003 | 2,978.0 £m |
| 2002 | 13,729 £m |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.MANDA.A.NSA.DIRECTION-INBOUND.ITEM-CBDD.MEASURE-DIRECT.MEASURE-VALUE"

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