Total technology industry big data M&A deals worth $2.1bn were announced in North America in July 2021, led by Qualtrics International’s $1.13bn acquisition of Clarabridge, according to GlobalData’s deals database.

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The value marked an increase of 2341.9% over the previous month of $86m and a drop of 72.7% when compared with the last 12-month average of $7.69bn.

North America held a 66.67% share of the global technology industry big data M&A deal value that totalled $3.15bn in July 2021. With a 66.67% share and deals worth $2.1bn, the US was the top country in North America’s big data M&A deal value across technology industry.

In terms of big data M&A deal activity, North America recorded 24 deals during July 2021, marking an increase of 4.35% over the previous month and a drop of 4.00% over the 12-month average. The US recorded 23 deals during the month.

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North America technology industry big data M&A deals in July 2021: Top deals

The top three technology industry big data M&A deals accounted for 100% of the overall value during July 2021.

The combined value of the top three technology big data deals stood at $2.1bn, against the overall value of $2.1bn recorded for the month.

The top three technology industry big data M&A deals of July 2021 tracked by GlobalData were:

1) Clarabridge $1.13bn acquisition deal with Qualtrics International

2) The $600m acquisition of 12.2% stake in MicroStrategy by Capital International Investors

3) Zerto $374m acquisition deal with Hewlett Packard Enterprise