In the Australian technology industry, there were 46 M&A deals announced in Q1 2024, worth a total value of $6.5bn, according to GlobalData’s Deals Database. The $5.7bn acquisition of Altium by Renesas Electronics was the industry’s largest disclosed deal. GlobalData’s Tech, Media and Telecom (TMT) Industry Mergers and Acquisitions Deals by Top Themes report for Q1 2024 delvers into the transformative themes steering M&A landscape in the TMT Sector. The report unveils essential insights, spotlighting trends and shifts within the industry. Buy the report here.

In value terms, M&A activity in Australia increased by 333% in Q1 2024 compared with the previous quarter’s total of $1.5bn and rose by 15385% as compared to Q1 2023. Related deal volume increased by 77% in Q1 2024 versus the previous quarter and was 53% higher than in Q1 2023.

The top-ranked financial advisors supporting these M&A deals in Australia in Q1 2024 were Insignia Financial; Moelis & Co; Nexia Australia Sydney with 2, 2, 2 deals respectively.

The top-ranked legal advisors supporting these M&A deals in Australia in Q1 2024 were Maddocks; Covington & Burling; Deutsch Miller with 2, 1, 1 deals respectively.

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This content was updated on 23 April 2024

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GlobalData’s Deals Database tracks global deal activity, including mergers, acquisitions, capital raising, strategic alliances, and licensing agreements. Proprietary analysis is used to group deals into key thematic areas and granular sectors across the world’s largest industries.

This analysis considers only announced and completed deals from the GlobalData financial deals database and excludes all terminated and rumoured deals. Deal type includes Acquisition, Asset transactions and Mergers.