Technology Sector All Deal Activity by Value and Volume (Last 12 months)
Technology Sector Overall Deal Activity by Region (Last 12 months)
Top Deals in Technology Sector (Last 12 months)
| Acquirer/Investor | Issuer / Partner / Target | Deal Date | Value (US$m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | 11 Feb 2021 | 51,000.0 | |
| S&P Global | IHS Markit | 30 Nov 2020 | 44,000.0 |
| Discovery | Warner Media | 17 May 2021 | 43,000.0 |
| Nippon Telegraph and Telephone | NTT DOCOMO | 28 Sep 2020 | 40,721.0 |
| NVIDIA | ARM | 13 Sep 2020 | 40,000.0 |
| Advanced Micro Devices | Xilinx | 27 Oct 2020 | 35,000.0 |
| Kanye West | Universal Music Group | 25 Oct 2020 | 33,000.0 |
| Microsoft | TikTok | 31 Jul 2020 | 30,000.0 |
| Salesforce.Com | ack Technologies | 01 Dec 2020 | 27,700.0 |
| Tata Group | Tata Sons | 22 Sep 2020 | 23,782.5 |
Top Technology Sector Advisors (2020 Vs. 2019)
Top Financial Advisors – All Deals
| Advisor Name | 2020 Rank | 2019 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | 1 | 1 |
| The Goldman Sachs Group | 2 | 2 |
| Bank of America Corp | 3 | 11 |
| Citigroup | 4 | 4 |
| Credit Suisse Group AG | 5 | 8 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 6 | 5 |
| J.P. Morgan Securities | 7 | 12 |
| Barclays Plc | 8 | 10 |
| Moelis & Co | 9 | 19 |
| Lazard | 10 | 9 |
| Advisor Name | 2020 Rank | 2019 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| The Goldman Sachs Group | 1 | 1 |
| Ernst & Young Global | 2 | 7 |
| Morgan Stanley | 3 | 3 |
| Bank of America Corp | 4 | 10 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers International | 5 | 6 |
| Evercore | 6 | 4 |
| Raymond James Financial | 7 | 14 |
| Citigroup | 8 | 8 |
| Barclays Plc | 9 | 12 |
| Lazard | 10 | 2 |
Top Legal Advisors – All Deals
| Advisor Name | 2020 Rank | 2019 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Latham & Watkins | 1 | 4 |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom & Affiliates | 2 | 5 |
| Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz | 3 | 3 |
| Davis Polk & Wardwell | 4 | 10 |
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | 5 | 7 |
| Kirkland & Ellis | 6 | 6 |
| Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton | 7 | 2 |
| Weil, Gotshal & Manges | 8 | 13 |
| Shearman & Sterling | 9 | 9 |
| Sullivan & Cromwell | 10 | 1 |
| Advisor Name | 2020 Rank | 2019 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkland & Ellis | 1 | 1 |
| Latham & Watkins | 2 | 3 |
| Goodwin Procter | 3 | 13 |
| Fenwick & West | 4 | 4 |
| Jones Day | 5 | 2 |
| Baker & McKenzie | 6 | 15 |
| DLA Piper | 7 | 6 |
| Weil, Gotshal & Manges | 8 | 9 |
| CMS Legal Services EEIG | 9 | 5 |
| Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | 10 | 34 |
Technology Sector Mergers & Acquisitions Deal Activity by Value and Volume (Last 12 months)
Technology Sector Mergers & Acquisitions by Region (Last 12 months)
Top Mergers & Acquisitions in Technology Sector (Last 12 months)
| Acquirer/Investor | Issuer / Partner / Target | Deal Date | Value (US$m) | Microsoft | 11 Feb 2021 | 51,000.0 | S&P Global | IHS Markit | 30 Nov 2020 | 44,000.0 | Discovery | Warner Media | 17 May 2021 | 43,000.0 | Nippon Telegraph and Telephone | NTT DOCOMO | 28 Sep 2020 | 40,721.0 | NVIDIA | ARM | 13 Sep 2020 | 40,000.0 | Advanced Micro Devices | Xilinx | 27 Oct 2020 | 35,000.0 | Kanye West | Universal Music Group | 25 Oct 2020 | 33,000.0 | Microsoft | TikTok | 31 Jul 2020 | 30,000.0 | Salesforce.Com | ack Technologies | 01 Dec 2020 | 27,700.0 | Tata Group | Tata Sons | 22 Sep 2020 | 23,782.5 |
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Top Technology Sector Advisors (2020 Vs. 2019)
Top Financial Advisors - Mergers & Acquisitions Deals
| Advisor Name | 2020 Rank | 2019 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | 1 | 1 |
| The Goldman Sachs Group | 2 | 2 |
| Bank of America Corp | 3 | 10 |
| Citigroup | 4 | 4 |
| Credit Suisse Group AG | 5 | 8 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 6 | 7 |
| J.P. Morgan Securities | 7 | 12 |
| Barclays Plc | 8 | 13 |
| Moelis & Co | 9 | 16 |
| Jefferies | 10 | 43 |
| Advisor Name | 2020 Rank | 2019 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| The Goldman Sachs Group | 1 | 1 |
| Ernst & Young Global | 2 | 23 |
| Morgan Stanley | 3 | 2 |
| Bank of America Corp | 4 | 10 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers International | 5 | 14 |
| Citigroup | 6 | 5 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 7 | 13 |
| Evercore | 8 | 6 |
| Houlihan Lokey | 9 | 15 |
| Barclays Plc | 10 | 11 |
Top Legal Advisors - Mergers & Acquisitions Deals
| Advisor Name | 2020 Rank | 2019 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Latham & Watkins | 1 | 6 |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom & Affiliates | 2 | 4 |
| Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz | 3 | 3 |
| Davis Polk & Wardwell | 4 | 10 |
| Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton | 5 | 2 |
| Shearman & Sterling | 6 | 7 |
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | 7 | 8 |
| Sullivan & Cromwell | 8 | 1 |
| Weil, Gotshal & Manges | 9 | 17 |
| Kirkland & Ellis | 10 | 11 |
| Advisor Name | 2020 Rank | 2019 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkland & Ellis | 1 | 2 |
| Baker & McKenzie | 2 | 16 |
| Latham & Watkins | 3 | 1 |
| DLA Piper | 4 | 6 |
| Goodwin Procter | 5 | 14 |
| Jones Day | 6 | 3 |
| CMS Legal Services EEIG | 7 | 5 |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom & Affiliates | 8 | 4 |
| Morgan, Lewis & Bockius | 9 | 24 |
| Cooley | 10 | 11 |
Technology Sector Private Equity Deal Activity by Value and Volume (Last 12 months)
Technology Sector Private Equity Deals by Region (Last 12 months)
Top Private Equity Deals in Technology Sector (Last 12 months)
| Acquirer/Investor | Issuer / Partner / Target | Deal Date | Value (US$m) | CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS | Toshiba | 09 Apr 2021 | 20,904.4 | Triller , Centricus Asset Management | Undisclosed | 29 Aug 2020 | 20,000.0 | Thoma Bravo | Proofpoint | 26 Apr 2021 | 12,300.0 | Thoma Bravo | RealPage | 21 Dec 2020 | 10,200.0 | The Blackstone Group , Pemira, Adevinta ASA, Prosus NV, Hellman & Friedman | eBay | 16 Jul 2020 | 10,000.0 | The Blackstone Group , Blackstone Real Estate ome Trust, ., Blackstone Infrastructure Partners | QTS Realty Trust | 07 Jun 2021 | 10,000.0 | Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners | Astound Broadband | 01 Nov 2020 | 8,100.0 | Undisclosed Bidder | DigiCert | 05 Mar 2021 | 8,000.0 | TPG Capital | DirecTV | 25 Feb 2021 | 7,800.0 | Insight Partners, Stone Point Capital | CoreLogic | 04 Feb 2021 | 7,519.6 |
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Top Technology Sector Advisors (2020 Vs. 2019)
Top Financial Advisors – Private Equity Deals
| Advisor Name | 2020 Rank | 2019 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| The Goldman Sachs Group | 1 | 2 |
| Morgan Stanley | 2 | 1 |
| Bank of America Corp | 3 | 19 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 4 | 4 |
| Citigroup | 5 | 7 |
| Rothschild & Co SCA | 6 | 11 |
| Barclays Plc | 7 | 6 |
| Credit Suisse Group AG | 8 | 8 |
| UBS Group AG | 9 | 13 |
| J.P. Morgan Securities | 10 | 12 |
| Advisor Name | 2020 Rank | 2019 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| The Goldman Sachs Group | 1 | 1 |
| Morgan Stanley | 2 | 12 |
| Ernst & Young Global | 3 | 2 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers International | 4 | 3 |
| Bank of America Corp | 5 | 14 |
| Raymond James Financial | 6 | 7 |
| Evercore | 7 | 6 |
| WBC Holdings, L.P. | 8 | 5 |
| KPMG International Coop | 9 | 11 |
| Barclays Plc | 10 | 9 |
Top Legal Advisors – Private Equity Deals
| Advisor Name | 2020 Rank | 2019 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkland & Ellis | 1 | 1 |
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | 2 | 3 |
| Davis Polk & Wardwell | 3 | 34 |
| Weil, Gotshal & Manges | 4 | 7 |
| Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison | 5 | 11 |
| Willkie Farr & Gallagher | 6 | 22 |
| Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz | 7 | 16 |
| Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton | 8 | 4 |
| Latham & Watkins | 9 | 2 |
| Ropes & Gray | 10 | 17 |
| Advisor Name | 2020 Rank | 2019 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkland & Ellis | 1 | 1 |
| Latham & Watkins | 2 | 2 |
| Weil, Gotshal & Manges | 3 | 3 |
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | 4 | 7 |
| Ropes & Gray | 5 | 4 |
| Goodwin Procter | 6 | 12 |
| Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison | 7 | 13 |
| White & Case | 8 | 15 |
| Sidley Austin | 9 | 14 |
| Davis Polk & Wardwell | 10 | 33 |
Technology Sector Venture Financing Deal Activity by Value and Volume (Last 12 months)
Technology Sector Venture Financing Deals by Region (Last 12 months)
Top Venture Financing Deals in Technology Sector (Last 12 months)
| Acquirer/Investor | Issuer / Partner / Target | Deal Date | Value (US$m) | Undisclosed Bidder | Waymo | 20 May 2021 | 4,000.0 | Undisclosed Bidder | Didi Chuxing | 05 Feb 2021 | 4,000.0 | Ribbit Capital, L.P., ICONIQ Capital, , Sequoia Capital Operations , Index Ventures , Andreessen Horowitz , New Enterprise Associates | Robinhood Financial | 01 Feb 2021 | 2,400.0 | National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund Corporation, Anhui Sanzhong Yichuang Industrial Development Fund, GigaDevice Semiconductor Beijing , Hefei State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, Xiaomi Yangtze River Industry Fund | Ruili Integrated Circuit | 14 Dec 2020 | 2,390.2 | General Motors Co, Honda Motor , Microsoft | GM Cruise | 19 Jan 2021 | 2,197.7 | Undisclosed Bidder | BP SUN | 19 Feb 2021 | 2,011.0 | Sequoia China Fund | Beijing ByteDance Technology | 05 Nov 2020 | 2,000.0 | Microsoft Corp, CapSur Capital, Verde Asset Management, SoftBank Group | Loggi Tecnologia | 28 Feb 2021 | 2,000.0 | Undisclosed Bidder | Space Exploration Technologies | 04 Aug 2020 | 1,900.0 | Undisclosed Bidder | M. ii. M. i | 19 Feb 2021 | 1,732.8 |
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