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Cross-border merger and acquisition purchases: North America, 1990-1996

Number of deals and value of deals in US$ millions

  Total 1990-1996 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
 

Deals

Value

Deals

Value

Deals

Value

Deals

Value

Deals

Value

Deals

Value

Deals

Value

Deals

Value

United States

7,730

270,050.930

779

21,690.673

714

13,191.706

823

22,798.367

1,047

37,805.883

1,228

43,471.574

1,621

65,580.276

1,518

65,512.454

Canada

1,616

62,979.070

108

4,543.694

100

2,498.172

157

3,562.351

215

6,848.873

298

8,569.982

345

14,806.106

393

22,149.888

Total

9,346

333,030.000

887

26,234.367

814

15,689.878

980

26,360.718

1,262

44,654.756

1,526

52,041.556

1,966

80,386.382

1,911

87,662.343


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