In 2017, India’s mergers and acquisitions activity reached the second highest annual deal value since 2001, according to London based deals tracker Mergermarket, with 379 deals worth $54.7 billion. This is only slightly less than the peak registered in 2016, which saw 421 deals worth $59.7 billion. Telecommunications, technology, and financial services were the top sectors in terms of deal value for the year.
| Sectors | Deal Value in $ Billion | |
| 2017 | 2016 | |
| Telecom | 20.4 | 0.7 |
| Technology | 9.6 | 5.6 |
| Financial Services | 6.9 | 5.1 |
| Energy, Mining, Utilities | 5.3 | 17.2 |
| Industrials, Chemicals | 2.9 | 3.5 |
| Pharma, Med, Biotech | 1.9 | 3.9 |
| Real Estate | 1.8 | 0.3 |
Last updated: December 26th, 2025
