In 2025, the leading sector in terms of the number of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in Western Europe was the business services sector. In that year, merger and acquisition deals in the business services sector accounted for out of the over * M&A deals targeting companies in Western Europe. In the last five years, the *** macro industry consistently experienced the highest number of M&As in Western Europe until 2024, followed by the business services sector, which took the lead in 2025.
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