Total technology industry artificial intelligence M&A deals worth $4.64bn were announced globally in February 2021, led by Match Group’s $1.73bn acquisition of Hyperconnect, according to GlobalData’s deals database.
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The value marked a decrease of 51.4% over the previous month of $9.55bn and a drop of 11.3% when compared with the last 12-month average, which stood at $5.23bn.
Comparing artificial intelligence M&A deals value in different regions of the globe, Asia-Pacific held the top position, with total announced deals in the period worth $1.76bn. At the country level, the Republic of Korea (South Korea) topped the list in terms of deal value at $1.73bn.
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 February 2021 was the US with 23 deals, followed by the Canada with six and China with three.
In 2021, as of February, technology artificial intelligence M&A deals worth $14.19bn were announced globally, marking an increase of 408.4% year on year.
technology industry artificial intelligence M&A deals in February 2021: Top deals
The top five artificial intelligence M&A deals accounted for 98.6% of the overall value during February 2021.
The combined value of the top five technology artificial intelligence M&A deals stood at $4.58bn, against the overall value of $4.64bn recorded for the month.
The top five technology industry artificial intelligence M&A deals of February 2021 tracked by GlobalData were:
1) Match Group’s $1.73bn acquisition of Hyperconnect
2) The $1bn acquisition of Adjust by AppLovin
3) Autodesk’s $1bn acquisition of Innovyze
4) The $450m acquisition of Runtime Collective by Cision
5) Sensata Technologies Holding’s acquisition of Xirgo Technologies for $400m.
