Accredited official statistics announcement

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) involving UK companies: October to December 2026

Transactions that result in a change of ultimate control of the target company and have a value of £1 million or more.

• From: Office for National Statistics
• Published: 30 September 2026
• Last updated: 2 October 2026

• Release date: 2 March 2027 9:30am (confirmed)

These statistics will be released on 2 March 2027 9:30am