Total technology industry artificial intelligence M&A deals worth $31.2bn were announced in North America in Q2 2021, led by Microsoft’s $19.7bn acquisition of Nuance Communications, according to GlobalData’s deals database.
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The value marked an increase of 55.8% over the previous quarter and a rise of 453.6% when compared with the last four-quarter average of $5.64bn.
North America held a 96.24% share of the global technology industry artificial intelligence M&A deal value that totalled $32.44bn in Q2 2021. With a 95.78% share and deals worth $31.07bn, the US was the top country in North America’s artificial intelligence M&A deal value across technology industry.
In terms of deal activity, North America recorded 83 artificial intelligence deals during Q2 2021, marking an increase of 9.21% over the previous quarter and a rise of 50.23% over the last four-quarter average. The US recorded 75 deals during the quarter.
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By GlobalDataNorth America technology industry artificial intelligence M&A deals in Q2 2021: Top deals
The top five technology industry artificial intelligence M&A deals accounted for 96.6% of the overall value during Q2 2021.
The combined value of the top five artificial intelligence M&A deals stood at $30.15bn, against the overall value of $31.2bn recorded for the quarter.
The top five technology industry artificial intelligence deals of Q2 2021 tracked by GlobalData were:
1) Microsoft’s $19.7bn acquisition of Nuance Communications
2) The $7.1bn acquisition of 80% stake in Blue Yonder by Panasonic
3) International Business Machines’ $2bn acquisition of Turbonomic
4) The $850m acquisition of Ekata by Mastercard
5) PAR Technology’s acquisition of Punchh for $500m.
