*Consists of 766 executives at U.S.-headquartered corporations and 250 at domestic-based private equity firms.
Covers transactions that took place in the previous two years. ** This question was phrased by the source as follows: "For transactions your company has completed within the past 2 years, what percentage has not generated their expected value or return on investment?" The source added the following information "All survey participants work either in private or public companies or private equity firms with annual revenues of at least 10 million U.S. dollars."
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Transactions that have not generated expected return on investment US 2017
This statistic illustrates the share of merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions in the past two years that have not generated an expected return on investment (ROI) in the United States (US) in 2017. It can be seen that ** percent of corporate executives stated that between *** percent and ** percent of M&A transactions in the past two years have not generated their expected value or return on investment, whilst *** percent of corporate executives stated that between ** percent and 100 percent of the transactions in the past two years have not generated expected return on investment.
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Deloitte. (November 26, 2018). Share of merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions that have not generated expected return on investment (ROI) in the United States in 2017 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from /statistics/950626/united-states-transaction-that-have-not-generated-expected-return/
Deloitte. "Share of merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions that have not generated expected return on investment (ROI) in the United States in 2017." Chart. November 26, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 22, 2026. /statistics/950626/united-states-transaction-that-have-not-generated-expected-return/
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Share of merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions that have not generated expected return on investment (ROI) in the United States in 2017 [Graph], Deloitte, November 26, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/950626/united-states-transaction-that-have-not-generated-expected-return/
