Mergers and Acquisitions Survey, 2013-2021: Secure Access

<p>The <span style="font-style: italic;">Mergers and Acquisitions Survey</span> presents information and data on the timing, value, number and methods of funding of Mergers and Acquisitions transactions involving UK businesses with deal values of £1 million and above.<br><br>The <span style="font-style: italic;">Mergers and Acquisitions Survey</span> consists of three categories of investment:<br></p><ul><li>inward investment (acquisitions of UK companies by foreign companies);</li><li>outward investment (UK companies acquisitions of foreign companies);</li><li>domestic Mergers and Acquisitions (acquisitions of UK companies by other UK companies).<br></li></ul><p><br>The sampling source for the <span style="font-style: italic;">Mergers and Acquisitions Survey</span> was changed in January 2018; Bureau Van Dijk's Zephyr database is now used as the starting point for deal identification.<br><span style="font-style: italic;"><br>Linking to other business studies</span><br>These data contain Inter-Departmental Business Register (IDBR) reference numbers. These are anonymous but unique reference numbers assigned to business organisations. Their inclusion allows researchers to combine different business survey sources together. Researchers may consider applying for other business data to assist their research.<br><br>Limited metadata is available about this study but further information about how the data are used, and the latest publications, are available on the <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/changestobusiness/mergersandacquisitions" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">ONS Mergers and Acquisitions</a> webpages.<br><br>Latest edition information<br>For the second edition (August 2023), annual inward, outward and domestic 2021 data files have been added to the study. The variable list for 2021 has also been added.</p>

《企业并购调查（Mergers and Acquisitions Survey）》收录了交易金额达100万英镑及以上的英国企业并购交易的时机、估值、交易数量及融资方式等相关信息与数据。

该调查涵盖三类投资范畴：
- 内向投资：外国企业收购英国企业；
- 外向投资：英国企业收购外国企业；
- 国内并购：英国企业间的收购行为。

2018年1月，该调查的抽样数据源完成调整，当前以Bureau Van Dijk旗下的Zephyr数据库作为交易识别的初始数据源。

与其他商业研究的关联
本数据集包含部门间商业登记册（Inter-Departmental Business Register，IDBR）参考编号。此类编号为匿名且唯一的企业组织标识，其纳入使得研究人员能够整合多份不同的商业调查数据源。研究人员可申请获取其他商业数据以辅助其研究工作。

本研究仅提供有限的元数据，若需了解数据使用方式及最新出版物详情，可访问英国国家统计局（ONS）企业并购专题网页：https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/changestobusiness/mergersandacquisitions

最新版本详情
2023年8月发布的第二版中，本研究新增了2021年度内向、外向及国内并购的相关数据文件，同时补充了2021年的变量清单。