Here are the world's 9 largest M&A deals this year

Sector: Real Estate

Target name: Ascendas-Singbridge

Target nation: Singapore

Acquirer name: CapitaLand

Acquirer nation: Singapore

Deal value net debt: $7.9 billion

Date Announced: January 14, 2019

Source: Refinitiv

Sector: High technology

Target name: Ultimate Software

Target nation: United States

Acquirer name: An investor group led by Hellman & Friedman

Acquirer nation: United States

Deal value net debt: $11.2 billion

Date Announced: February 4, 2019

Source: Refinitiv

Sector: Materials

Target name: Goldcorp

Target nation: Canada

Acquirer name: Newmont Mining

Acquirer nation: United States

Deal value net debt: $13 billion

Date Announced: January 14, 2019

Source: Refinitiv

Sector: Healthcare

Target name: GE's biopharma business

Target nation: United States

Acquirer name: Danaher

Acquirer nation: United States

Deal value net debt: $21.4 billion

Date Announced: February 25, 2019

Source: Refinitiv

Sector: Financials

Target name: SunTrust Banks

Target nation: United States

Acquirer name: BB&T

Acquirer nation: United States

Deal value net debt: $28.3 billion

Date Announced: February 7, 2019

Source: Refinitiv

Sector: Financials

Target name: First Data

Target nation: United States

Acquirer name: Fiserv

Acquirer nation: United States

Deal value net debt: $38.7 billion

Date Announced: January 16, 2019

Source: Refinitiv

Sector: High technology

Target name: Worldpay

Target nation: United States

Acquirer name: Fidelity National Information Services

Acquirer nation: United States

Deal value net debt: $42.7 billion

Date Announced: March 18, 2019

Source: Refinitiv

Sector: Healthcare

Target name: Celgene

Target nation: United States

Acquirer name: Bristol-Myers Squibb

Acquirer nation: United States

Deal value net debt: $93.4 billion

Date Announced: January 3, 2019

Source: Refinitiv