22 acquisitions over $1 billion in 2016
Out of a record 614 food and drink transactions covered by the bevblog.net mergers and acquisitions database for 2016, 22 involved sums over $1,000 million. This was lower than in each of the previous 4 years, but higher than in 2011.
GLOBAL FOOD AND DRINK ACQUISITIONS OVER $1 BILLION 2011-16
Sources: bevblog.net, Zenith Global
TOP 10 GLOBAL FOOD AND DRINK TRANSACTIONS 2016
Sources: bevblog.net, Zenith Global
The $171 billion combined value of the top 10 was under half the $365 billion for the top 10 of 2015, but more than double the $68 billion for the top 10 of 2014. It should be noted that the $104 billion Anheuser-Busch InBev purchase of SABMiller was included in 2015, when it was announced, although it was completed in 2016.
The 22 over $1 billion totalled $190 billion, compared with $403 billion for the 27 over $1 billion in 2015 and $108 billion for 35 over $1 billion in 2014.
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