Total technology industry artificial intelligence M&A deals worth $9.48bn were announced in North America in January 2021, led by Teledyne Technologies’ $8.36bn acquisition of FLIR Systems, according to GlobalData’s deals database.
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The value marked an increase of 7800% over the previous month of $120m and a rise of 940.7% when compared with the last 12-month average of $910.91m.
North America held a 99.58% share of the global technology industry artificial intelligence M&A deal value that totalled $9.52bn in January 2021. With a 99.47% share and deals worth $9.47bn, the US was the top country in North America’s artificial intelligence M&A deal value across technology industry.
In terms of artificial intelligence M&A deal activity, North America recorded 28 deals during January 2021, marking an increase of 21.74% over the previous month and a rise of 40.00% over the 12-month average. The US recorded 26 deals during the month.
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By GlobalDataNorth America technology industry artificial intelligence M&A deals in January 2021: Top deals
The top five technology industry artificial intelligence M&A deals accounted for 99.8% of the overall value during January 2021.
The combined value of the top five technology artificial intelligence deals stood at $9.46bn, against the overall value of $9.48bn recorded for the month.
The top five technology industry artificial intelligence M&A deals of January 2021 tracked by GlobalData were:
1) Teledyne Technologies’ $8.36bn acquisition of FLIR Systems
2) The $640m acquisition of Kount by Equifax
3) $350m merger of Crescent Acquisition and LiveVox
4) The $80m acquisition of Alphonso by LG Electronics
5) Airgain’s acquisition of NimbeLink for $23m.
