Total technology industry artificial intelligence M&A deals worth $2.5bn were announced globally in July 2021, led by Qualtrics International’s $1.13bn acquisition of Clarabridge, according to GlobalData’s deals database.
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The value marked an increase of 387.3% over the previous month of $517.09m and a drop of 70.3% when compared with the last 12-month average, which stood at $8.49bn.
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 $2.48bn. At the country level, the US topped the list in terms of deal value at $2.48bn.
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 July 2021 was the US with 20 deals, followed by the UK with four and Japan with three.
In 2021, as of July, technology artificial intelligence M&A deals worth $60.12bn were announced globally, marking an increase of 1186.5% year on year.
technology industry artificial intelligence M&A deals in July 2021: Top deals
The top five artificial intelligence M&A deals accounted for 98.2% of the overall value during July 2021.
The combined value of the top five technology artificial intelligence M&A deals stood at $2.48bn, against the overall value of $2.5bn recorded for the month.
The top five technology industry artificial intelligence M&A deals of July 2021 tracked by GlobalData were:
1) Clarabridge $1.13bn acquisition deal with Qualtrics International
2) The $575m acquisition of AffectLayer by Zoominfo Technologies
3) Lion Semiconductor $335m acquisition deal with Cirrus Logic
4) The $150m acquisition of PandoLogic by Veritone
5) Fetch Robotics $290m acquisition deal with Zebra Technologies
