Total technology industry cloud M&A deals worth $24.1bn were announced globally in July 2021, led by Zoom Video Communications’ $15.15bn acquisition of Five9, according to GlobalData’s deals database.
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The value marked an increase of 687.6% over the previous month of $3.06bn and a rise of 41.9% when compared with the last 12-month average, which stood at $16.99bn.
Comparing cloud M&A deals value in different regions of the globe, North America held the top position, with total announced deals in the period worth $18.49bn. At the country level, the US topped the list in terms of deal value at $18.49bn.
In terms of volumes, North America emerged as the top region for technology industry cloud M&A deals globally, followed by Europe and then Asia-Pacific.
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By GlobalDataThe top country in terms of cloud M&A deals activity in July 2021 was the US with 39 deals, followed by the UK with nine and Australia with five.
In 2021, as of July, technology cloud M&A deals worth $115.85bn were announced globally, marking an increase of 546.3% year on year.
technology industry cloud M&A deals in July 2021: Top deals
The top five cloud M&A deals accounted for 89.9% of the overall value during July 2021.
The combined value of the top five technology cloud M&A deals stood at $21.66bn, against the overall value of $24.1bn recorded for the month.
The top five technology industry cloud M&A deals of July 2021 tracked by GlobalData were:
1) Five9 $15.15bn acquisition deal with Zoom Video Communications
2) The $3.7bn acquisition of Iliad by Xavier Niel
3) ServiceChannel.com $1.2bn acquisition deal with Fortive
4) The $600m acquisition of 12.2% stake in MicroStrategy by Capital International Investors
5) Restore $1.01bn acquisition deal with Marlowe
