Total technology industry cross border M&A deals worth $10.3bn were announced in North America in November 2021, led by Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson’s $6.2bn acquisition of Vonage, according to GlobalData’s deals database.
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The value marked an increase of 273.9% over the previous month of $2.76bn and a rise of 65.4% when compared with the last 12-month average of $6.24bn.
North America held a 36.34% share of the global technology industry cross border M&A deal value that totalled $28.4bn in November 2021. With a 33.63% share and deals worth $9.55bn, the US was the top country in North America’s cross border M&A deal value across technology industry.
In terms of cross border M&A deal activity, North America recorded 77 deals during November 2021, marking an increase of 10.00% over the previous month and a rise of 22.22% over the 12-month average. The US recorded 60 deals during the month.
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By GlobalDataNorth America technology industry cross border M&A deals in November 2021: Top deals
The top five technology industry cross border M&A deals accounted for 90.5% of the overall value during November 2021.
The combined value of the top five technology cross border deals stood at $9.34bn, against the overall value of $10.3bn recorded for the month.
The top five technology industry cross border M&A deals of November 2021 tracked by GlobalData were:
1) Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson $6.2bn acquisition deal with Vonage
2) The $860m acquisition of Zix by OpenText
3) CJ ENM $775m acquisition deal for 80% stake in Endeavor Content
4) The $770m acquisition of Ecobee by Generac Holdings
5) GB Group $736m acquisition deal with Acuant
