Total technology industry M&A deals worth $20.3bn were announced in Asia-Pacific in May 2021, led by Gulf Energy Development’s $18.41bn acquisition of Advanced Info Service Public, according to GlobalData’s deals database.
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The value marked an increase of 934.2% over the previous month of $1.96bn and a rise of 165.3% when compared with the last 12-month average of $7.64bn.
Asia-Pacific held a 19.50% share of the global technology industry M&A deal value that totalled $103.96bn in May 2021. With a 17.71% share and deals worth $18.41bn, Thailand was the top country in Asia-Pacific’s M&A deal value across technology industry.
In terms of M&A deal activity, Asia-Pacific recorded 97 deals during May 2021, marking a decrease of 14.91% over the previous month and a drop of 21.14% over the 12-month average. China recorded 18 deals during the month.
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By GlobalDataAsia-Pacific technology industry M&A deals in May 2021: Top deals
The top five technology industry M&A deals accounted for 97.2% of the overall value during May 2021.
The combined value of the top five technology deals stood at $19.71bn, against the overall value of $20.3bn recorded for the month.
The top five technology industry M&A deals of May 2021 tracked by GlobalData were:
1) Gulf Energy Development’s $18.41bn acquisition of Advanced Info Service Public
2) The $440m acquisition of Radish Media by Kakao Entertainment
3) Link Mobility Group’s $436.47m acquisition of Soprano Design
4) The $231.65m acquisition of SQA Holdco by Nomura Research Institute Australia
5) Studio Cruise’s acquisition of 90% stake in Aoi Tyo Holdings for $195.3m.
