Total technology industry artificial intelligence M&A deals worth $12.73bn were announced globally in March 2021, led by Hitachi’s $9.5bn acquisition of GlobalLogic, according to GlobalData’s deals database.
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The value marked an increase of 110.1% over the previous month of $6.06bn and a rise of 126.9% when compared with the last 12-month average, which stood at $5.61bn.
Comparing artificial intelligence M&A deals value in different regions of the globe, North America held the top position, with total announced deals in the period worth $10.82bn. At the country level, the US topped the list in terms of deal value at $10.76bn.
In terms of volumes, North America emerged as the top region for technology industry artificial intelligence M&A deals globally, followed by Europe and then Asia-Pacific.
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By GlobalDataThe top country in terms of artificial intelligence M&A deals activity in March 2021 was the US with 28 deals, followed by the Japan with six and the UK with five.
In 2021, as of March, technology artificial intelligence M&A deals worth $28.36bn were announced globally, marking an increase of 913.4% year on year.
technology industry artificial intelligence M&A deals in March 2021: Top deals
The top five artificial intelligence M&A deals accounted for 97.6% of the overall value during March 2021.
The combined value of the top five technology artificial intelligence M&A deals stood at $12.42bn, against the overall value of $12.73bn recorded for the month.
The top five technology industry artificial intelligence M&A deals of March 2021 tracked by GlobalData were:
1) Hitachi’s $9.5bn acquisition of GlobalLogic
2) The $1.6bn acquisition of Yandex by Janus Henderson Group
3) The $645m merger of Capitol InvestmentV and States Title Holding
4) The $514m merger of Qomplx and Tailwind Acquisition
5) Medallia’s acquisition of Decibel Insight for $160m.
