Total technology industry cross border M&A deals worth $17.67bn were announced globally in January 2021, led by Arab Investment Bank S.A.L.’s $11.21bn acquisition of Temenos, according to GlobalData’s deals database.
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The value marked a decrease of 29% over the previous month of $24.87bn and a drop of 23.01% when compared with the last 12-month average, which stood at $22.95bn.
Comparing cross border M&A deals value in different regions of the globe, Europe held the top position, with total announced deals in the period worth $14.28bn. At the country level, the Switzerland topped the list in terms of deal value at $11.23bn.
In terms of volumes, Europe emerged as the top region for technology industry cross border M&A deals globally, followed by North America and then Asia-Pacific.
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By GlobalDataThe top country in terms of cross border M&A deals activity in January 2021 was the US with 43 deals, followed by the UK with 22 and Canada with 16.
In 2021, as of January, technology cross border M&A deals worth $17.67bn were announced globally, marking an increase of 133.8% year on year.
technology industry cross border M&A deals in January 2021: Top deals
The top five cross border M&A deals accounted for 87.01% of the overall value during January 2021.
The combined value of the top five technology cross border M&A deals stood at $15.38bn, against the overall value of $17.67bn recorded for the month.
The top five technology industry cross border M&A deals of January 2021 tracked by GlobalData were:
1) Arab Investment Bank S.A.L.’s $11.21bn acquisition of Temenos
2) The $1.65bn acquisition of Tripp Lite by Eaton Corporation
3) SAP’s $1.22bn acquisition of Signavio
4) The $700m acquisition of Peakon by Workday
5) Naver’s acquisition of WP Technology for $600m.
