* Forecast. * Forecast. ** Figures are not based on the total value of deals in Europe but the share of deals for individual countries that have been forecast to be domestic. Countries included have been estimated to have 50 percent or more of deals domestic for two or more years included.
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M&A: Countries with the highest share of cross-border deals Europe 2019-2021
This statistic illustrates a forecast of the most cross-border focused countries for merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in Europe from 2019 to 2021. Austria has been forecasted to concentrate most heavily on cross-border deals between 2019 and 2021, with an estimated ** percent of all deals being done cross-border by 2021.
Cross-border mergers and acquisitions usually face a number of difficulties including differing tax rules and deal regulations, cultural and language hurdles, labor and employment issues as well as political differences.
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ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ estimates. (January 17, 2019). Forecasted countries with the highest share of cross-border merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in Europe from 2019 to 2021 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/957594/most-cross-border-focused-countries-in-europe-for-mergers-and-acquisitions/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ estimates. "Forecasted countries with the highest share of cross-border merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in Europe from 2019 to 2021." Chart. January 17, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/957594/most-cross-border-focused-countries-in-europe-for-mergers-and-acquisitions/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ estimates. (2019). Forecasted countries with the highest share of cross-border merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in Europe from 2019 to 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/957594/most-cross-border-focused-countries-in-europe-for-mergers-and-acquisitions/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ estimates. "Forecasted Countries with The Highest Share of Cross-border Merger and Acquisition (M&a) Deals in Europe from 2019 to 2021." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 17 Jan 2019, /statistics/957594/most-cross-border-focused-countries-in-europe-for-mergers-and-acquisitions/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ estimates, Forecasted countries with the highest share of cross-border merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in Europe from 2019 to 2021 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/957594/most-cross-border-focused-countries-in-europe-for-mergers-and-acquisitions/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Forecasted countries with the highest share of cross-border merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in Europe from 2019 to 2021 [Graph], ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ estimates, January 17, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/957594/most-cross-border-focused-countries-in-europe-for-mergers-and-acquisitions/
