$ in Billions
Source: Refinitiv Eikon and Capital IQ as of December 31, 2025. Based on transaction announcement date. Includes majority acquisition transactions; Target companies headquartered in North America; Transaction Values greater than $100mm. Excludes transactions cancelled, expired, dismissed, withdrawn or liquidated/out of business. Includes transactions with disclosed deal values. If multiple bids are publicly available for the same asset, the most recent bid's transaction value has been used.
Q4'25
Q3'25
Q2'25
Q1'25
Q4'24
Q3'24
Q2'24
Q1'24
0
1,500
3,000
4,500
6,000
7,500
Deal Volume
Width must remain at 770px
Height can be adjusted as necessary to fit the content best
"Scale to fold" setting must be enabled prior to publishing
Canvas setup
Line charts are recommended to be redrawn in Illustrator and exported as a PNG (currently there are issues with importing SVG files)
Line data should be sized to the guides shown, which reflect the sizing on the Illustrator template
The chart layer contains a "Sliding Blocker", this gives the chart the illusion of being drawn in
There is a fake axis on the Sliding Blocker, ensure that these line up if the X-axis is moved
Quick Guide
Instructions layer can be hidden before export
S&P500
Deal Count
S&P 500
381
196
272
220
353
252
256
217
380
243
337
215
525
241
691
276
4,500
Deal Volume