Editing Economy of the Netherlands (section)

== Mergers and acquisitions ==
In the Netherlands 22,484 deals were conducted between 1985 and 2018, with an overall value of 2,226.6 billion USD. The year with the most deals was 2000, with 1,169 deals. The year with the highest overall value was 2007, with almost 394.9 billion USD. However this was followed by a drastic slump during the [[Great Recession]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://imaa-institute.org/m-and-a-statistics-countries/|title=M&A Statistics by Countries - Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA)|work=Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA)|access-date=26 February 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+List of the most important acquisitions within, into and out of the Netherlands
! rowspan=2|Date announced
! colspan=3|Acquiror
! colspan=3|Target
! rowspan=2|Value of<br>transaction<br>(USD millions)
|-
! Name
! Mid-industry<br>{{clarify|date=December 2024}}
! Nation
! Name
! Mid-industry
! Nation
|-
|25 April 2007
|RFS Holdings BV
|Other Financials
|Netherlands
|ABN-AMRO Holding NV
|Banks
|Netherlands
|98,189.19
|-
|19 March 2007
|Barclays PLC
|Banks
|United Kingdom
|ABN-AMRO Holding NV
|Banks
|Netherlands
|92,606.80
|-
|28 October 2004
|Royal Dutch Petroleum Co
|Oil & Gas
|Netherlands
|Shell Transport & Trading Co
|Oil & Gas
|United Kingdom
|74,558.58
|-
|4 August 2015
|Royal Dutch Shell PLC
|Petrochemicals
|Netherlands
|BG Group PLC
|Oil & Gas
|United Kingdom
|69,445.02
|-
|2 March 2016
|CNAC Saturn (NL) BV
|Chemicals
|Netherlands
|Syngenta AG
|Chemicals
|Switzerland
|41,840.11
|-
|27 January 2006
|Mittal Steel Co NV
|Metals & Mining
|Netherlands
|Arcelor SA
|Metals & Mining
|Luxembourg
|32,240.47
|-
|3 September 2017
|PPG Industries Inc
|Chemicals
|United States
|Akzo Nobel NV
|Chemicals
|Netherlands
|26,560.76
|-
|4 August 2015
|Royal Dutch Shell PLC
|Petrochemicals
|Netherlands
|Royal Dutch Shell PLC
|Petrochemicals
|Netherlands
|25,000.00
|-
|29 September 2008
|The Netherlands
|National Government
|Netherlands
|Fortis Bank Nederland(Holding)
|Banks
|Netherlands
|23,137.31
|-
|10 April 2010
|VimpelCom Ltd
|Wireless
|Netherlands
|Weather Investments Srl
|Telecommunications Services
|Italy
|22,382.31
|}