Total technology industry cross border M&A deals worth $8.72bn were announced in the Germany in Q4 2020, led by GlobalWafers’ $4.49bn acquisition of Siltronic, according to GlobalData’s deals database.
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The value marked an increase of 5,350% over the previous quarter and a rise of 451.9% when compared with the last four-quarter average of $1.58bn.
Germany held a 7.57% share of the global technology industry cross border M&A deal value that totalled $115.25bn in Q4 2020.
In terms of deal activity, the Germany recorded 40 cross border M&A deals during Q4 2020, marking an increase of 53.85% over the previous quarter and a rise of 37.93% over the last four-quarter average.
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By GlobalDataGermany technology industry cross border M&A deals in Q4 2020: Top deals
The top five technology industry cross border M&A deals accounted for 98.2% of the overall value during Q4 2020.
The combined value of the top five technology cross border M&A deals stood at $8.57bn, against the overall value of $8.72bn recorded for the quarter.
The top five technology industry cross border M&A deals of Q4 2020 tracked by GlobalData were:
1) GlobalWafers’ $4.49bn acquisition of Siltronic
2) The $2.56bn acquisition of Kabel Deutschland by Vodafone Group and Vodafone Vierte Verwaltungs
3) Wipro’s $1bn acquisition of Metro Systems Romania and METRO-nom
4) The $360m acquisition of Avira Operations GmbHKG by NortonLifeLock
5) Stillfront Group’s acquisition of Sandbox Interactive for $159.11m.
