KYIV, Feb 11 – The amount of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals in Ukraine in 2018 grew by 78% in 2018 from 2017, to $1.817 billion, their total number increased by 19.4%, to 80, KPMG Ukraine said in a report.

"During 2018, deal activity increased by 18%, with 80 transactions announced. Notwithstanding this, and an impressive 78% increase in the value of Ukrainian M&A to $1.8 billion, the total value and the number of deals was still less than at its 2013 peak," it said.