Total technology industry artificial intelligence M&A deals worth $851.37m were announced globally in December 2020, led by SB Management Group’s $683.16m acquisition of Sinch, according to GlobalData’s deals database.
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The value marked an increase of 31.6% over the previous month of $647.09m and a drop of 81.8% when compared with the last 12-month average, which stood at $4.67bn.
Comparing artificial intelligence M&A deals value in different regions of the globe, Europe held the top position, with total announced deals in the period worth $712.85m. At the country level, the Sweden topped the list in terms of deal value at $683.16m.
In terms of volumes, North America emerged as the top region for technology industry artificial intelligence M&A deals globally, followed by Europe and then Asia-Pacific.
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By GlobalDataThe top country in terms of artificial intelligence M&A deals activity in December 2020 was the US with 20 deals, followed by the UK with eight and Australia with four.
In 2020, as of December, technology artificial intelligence M&A deals worth $54.2bn were announced globally, marking an increase of 16.3% year on year.
technology industry artificial intelligence M&A deals in December 2020: Top deals
The top five artificial intelligence M&A deals accounted for 99.7% of the overall value during December 2020.
The combined value of the top five technology artificial intelligence M&A deals stood at $848.84m, against the overall value of $851.37m recorded for the month.
The top five technology industry artificial intelligence M&A deals of December 2020 tracked by GlobalData were:
1) SB Management Group’s $683.16m acquisition of Sinch
2) The $120m acquisition of Vast.com by Vroom
3) Dubber’s $28.93m acquisition of Aeriandi
4) The $15.62m acquisition of Zhongke Software Intelligence by Peak Positioning Technologies
5) PPK Group’s acquisition of AMAG Holdings Australia for $1.13m.
