Mergers and acquisitions involving UK companies: Apr to June 2017, Deaths registered in England and Wales, provisional: week ending 25 Aug 2017, and Pensioners in the EU and UK

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5 September 2017

Business, industry and trade

Mergers and acquisitions involving UK companies: Apr to June 2017

During the second quarter (Apr to Jun) of 2017 the value of successful mergers and acquisitions (M&A) involving UK companies saw a notable increase when compared with the values seen in the first Quarter 1 ( Jan to Mar) of 2017.

There were a total of 155 successfully domestic and cross-border acquisitions and disposals involving UK companies worth £30.0 billion in Quarter 2 2017, compared with 214 transactions valued at £16.5 billion in Quarter 1 2017.


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Deaths registered in England and Wales, provisional: week ending 25 Aug 2017

The provisional number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the week ending 25 August 2017 (week 34) was 9,382; this represents an increase of 83 deaths registered in comparison with the previous week (week 33).

The average number of deaths for the corresponding week over the previous 5 years was 8,953.


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