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Merger inquiry outcome statistics

Statistics showing the outcomes of merger inquiries examined under the Enterprise Act 2002.

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Merger inquiry outcome statistics

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These figures detail the outcomes of all merger inquiries completed in each year, from 1 April 2004 to the latest full month.

Please note that decisions up to and including 31 March 2014 were given by the Office of Fair Trading and the Competition Commission. Decisions on or after 1 April 2014 were given by the Competition and Markets Authority.

More information about overall UK merger activity is available from the Office for National Statistics’s quarterly statistical bulletin on mergers and acquisitions involving UK companies.

Published 7 May 2014
Last updated 7 March 2024 + show all updates
  1. Data for February added to the page

  2. Data for January added to the page

  3. Data for October added to the page

  4. Data for September added to the page

  5. Data for August added to the page

  6. Merger inquiry outcome statistics to July 2023 published.

  7. Data for June 2023 added to the page.

  8. Data for May 2023 added to the page.

  9. April stats added to the page.

  10. Data for March 2023 added.

  11. Merger inquiry outcome statistics updated.

  12. Merger inquiry outcome statistics updated.

  13. Merger outcome statistics updated.

  14. Merger inquiry outcome statistics to 31 October 2022 published.

  15. Merger inquiry outcome statistics to September 2022 published.

  16. Merger inquiry outcome statistics updated.

  17. Merger inquiry outcome statistics to July 2022 published.

  18. Merger inquiry outcome statistics to June 2022 published.

  19. Merger inquiry outcome statistics to May 2022 published.

  20. Merger inquiry outcome statistics to April 2022 published.

  21. Merger inquiry outcome statistics until December 2021 published.

  22. Merger inquiry outcome statistics until November 2021 published.

  23. Merger inquiry outcome statistics until October 2021 published.

  24. August merger inquiry outcome statistics published.

  25. July 2021 merger inquiry outcome statistics published.

  26. June merger inquiry outcome statistics published.

  27. Merger inquiry outcome statistics updated.

  28. March 2021 statistics added.

  29. January 2021 statistics added.

  30. December 2020 statistics added.

  31. November 2020 statistics added.

  32. October 2020 statistics added.

  33. September statistics added.

  34. Updated statistics to August 2020.

  35. Updated statistics to July 2020.

  36. Updated statistics to May 2020.

  37. Updated statistics to April 2020.

  38. February statistics added.

  39. Updated statistics to January 2020.

  40. Updated statistics to December 2019.

  41. Updated statistics to September 2019.

  42. Updated statistics to August 2019.

  43. Updated statistics to July 2019.

  44. Updated statistics to June 2019.

  45. Updated statistics to May 2019.

  46. Updated statistics to April 2019.

  47. Updated statistics to March 2019.

  48. Updated statistics added for February 2019.

  49. Updated statistics to January 2019.

  50. Updated statistics added for October 2018.

  51. Updated statistics added for September 2018.

  52. Updated statistics added for August 2018.

  53. Merger inquiry outcomes for July published.

  54. Merger inquiry outcomes published.

  55. Merger inquiry outcomes published.

  56. April 2018 outcomes spreadsheet attached.

  57. Updated statistics added for March 2018.

  58. Updated statistics added for February 2018.

  59. Updated statistics added for January 2018.

  60. Updated statistics added for December 2017.

  61. Updated statistics added for November 2017.

  62. Updated statistics added for October 2017.

  63. Updated statistics added for September 2017.

  64. Updated statistics added for August 2017.

  65. Updated statistics added for July 2017.

  66. Updated statistics added for June 2017.

  67. Updated statistics added for May 2017.

  68. Updated statistics added for April 2017.

  69. Updated statistics added for March 2017.

  70. Updated statistics added for February 2017.

  71. Updated statistics added for January 2017.

  72. Updated statistics added for December 2016.

  73. Updated statistics added for November 2016.

  74. Updated statistics added for October 2016.

  75. Updated statistics added for September 2016.

  76. Updated statistics added for August 2016.

  77. Updated statistics added for July 2016.

  78. Updated statistics added for June 2016.

  79. Updated statistics added for May 2016.

  80. Updated statistics added for April 2016.

  81. Updated statistics added for March 2016.

  82. Updated statistics added for February 2016.

  83. Updated statistics added for January 2016.

  84. Updated statistics added for December 2015.

  85. Updated statistics added for November 2015.

  86. Updated statistics added for October 2015.

  87. Updated statistics added for September 2015.

  88. Updated statistics added for August 2015.

  89. Updated statistics added for July 2015.

  90. Updated statistics added for June 2015.

  91. Updated statistics added for May 2015.

  92. Updated statistics added for April 2015.

  93. Updated statistics added for March 2015.

  94. Updated statistics added for February 2015.

  95. Updated statistics added for January 2015.

  96. Updated statistics added for December 2014.

  97. Updated statistics added for October 2014.

  98. Merger statistics added for July 2014

  99. Updated statistics for May 2014.

  100. First published.