Editing Economy of Spain (section)

== Mergers and acquisitions ==
Between 1985 and 2018 around 23,201 deals have been announced where Spanish companies participated either as the acquirer or the target. These deals cumulate to an overall value of 1,935 bil. USD (1,571.8 bil. EUR).
Here is a list of the top 10 deals with Spanish participation:
{| class="wikitable"
! Date announced
! Acquiror name
! Acquiror mid-industry
! Acquiror nation
! Target name
! Target mid-industry
! Target nation
! Value of transaction ($mil)
|-
|10/31/2005
|Telefónica SA
|Telecommunications Services
|Spain
|O2 PLC
|Wireless
|United Kingdom
|31,659.40
|-
|04/02/2007
|Investor Group
|Other Financials
|Italy
|Endesa SA
|Power
|Spain
|26,437.77
|-
|05/09/2012
|FROB
|Other Financials
|Spain
|Banco Financiero y de Ahorros
|Banks
|Spain
|23,785.68
|-
|11/28/2006
|Iberdrola SA
|Power
|Spain
|Scottish Power PLC
|Power
|United Kingdom
|22,210.00
|-
|02/08/2006
|Airport Dvlp & Invest Ltd
|Other Financials
|Spain
|BAA PLC
|Transportation & Infrastructure
|United Kingdom
|21,810.57
|-
|03/14/2007
|Imperial Tobacco Overseas Hldg
|Other Financials
|United Kingdom
|Altadis SA
|Tobacco
|Spain
|17,872.72
|-
|07/23/2004
|Santander Central Hispano SA
|Banks
|Spain
|Abbey National PLC
|Banks
|United Kingdom
|15,787.49
|-
|07/17/2000
|Vodafone AirTouch PLC
|Wireless
|United Kingdom
|Airtel SA
|Other Telecom
|Spain
|14,364.85
|-
|12/26/2012
|Banco Financiero y de Ahorros
|Banks
|Spain
|Bankia SA
|Banks
|Spain
|14,155.31
|-
|04/02/2007
|Enel SpA
|Power
|Italy
|Endesa SA
|Power
|Spain
|13,469.98
|}