Total technology industry M&A deals worth $68.4bn were announced globally in April 2021, led by Microsoft’s $19.7bn acquisition of Nuance Communications, according to GlobalData’s deals database.
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The value marked a decrease of 24.9% over the previous month of $90.97bn and a rise of 1% when compared with the last 12-month average, which stood at $67.69bn.
Comparing M&A deals value in different regions of the globe, North America held the top position, with total announced deals in the period worth $54.16bn. At the country level, the US topped the list in terms of deal value at $54.1bn.
In terms of volumes, North America emerged as the top region for technology industry M&A deals globally, followed by Europe and then Asia-Pacific.
The top country in terms of M&A deals activity in April 2021 was the US with 262 deals, followed by the UK with 64 and Canada with 32.
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By GlobalDataIn 2021, as of April, technology M&A deals worth $277.72bn were announced globally, marking an increase of 340.7% year on year.
technology industry M&A deals in April 2021: Top deals
The top five M&A deals accounted for 57.8% of the overall value during April 2021.
The combined value of the top five technology M&A deals stood at $39.53bn, against the overall value of $68.4bn recorded for the month.
The top five technology industry M&A deals of April 2021 tracked by GlobalData were:
1) Microsoft $19.7bn acquisition deal with Nuance Communications
2) The $7.1bn acquisition of Blue Yonder by Panasonic
3) Gulf Energy Development $5.43bn acquisition deal with Intouch
4) The $4.5bn merger of Altimeter Growth and Grab Holdings by
5) SoftBank Group $2.8bn asset transaction deal with AutoStore
