Total technology industry cloud M&A deals worth $20.45bn were announced in North America in January 2021, led by $7.3bn merger of Alight solutions and Foley Trasimene Acquisition, according to GlobalData’s deals database.
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The value marked a decrease of 33.3% over the previous month of $30.68bn and a rise of 196.8% when compared with the last 12-month average of $6.89bn.
North America held a 60.95% share of the global technology industry cloud M&A deal value that totalled $33.55bn in January 2021. With a 60.95% share and deals worth $20.45bn, the US was the top country in North America’s cloud M&A deal value across technology industry.
In terms of cloud M&A deal activity, North America recorded 60 deals during January 2021, marking a decrease of 9.09% over the previous month and a rise of 11.11% over the 12-month average. The US recorded 54 deals during the month.
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By GlobalDataNorth America technology industry cloud M&A deals in January 2021: Top deals
The top five technology industry cloud M&A deals accounted for 97% of the overall value during January 2021.
The combined value of the top five technology cloud deals stood at $19.84bn, against the overall value of $20.45bn recorded for the month.
The top five technology industry cloud M&A deals of January 2021 tracked by GlobalData were:
1) The $7.3bn merger of Alight solutions and Foley Trasimene Acquisition
2) The $7.1bn acquisition of Perspecta by Peraton
3) Cisco Systems’ $4.5bn acquisition of Acacia Communications
4) The $500m acquisition of Volterra by F5 Networks
5) Sangoma Technologies’ acquisition of Star2Star Communications for $437m.
