This story requires our BI Prime membership. To read the full article,The decade started off cold, but the 2010s produced some of the frothiest years for mergers and acquisitions in history.
But in the ensuing years, a 10-year bull market unfolded, economic fortunes rebounded, corporate execs brimmed with confidence, and dealmakers got their mojo back. The latter half of the 2010s has produced some of thein history, with each of the last five years generating more than $3 trillion in global announced deal volume, according to Bloomberg data.
Business Insider spoke with M&A bankers, lawyers, and academics to determine 10 of the most significant deals of the decade. For this project, we reviewed and included deals from a variety of industries, though we didn't consider deals that have not closed or received regulatory approval.