Total technology industry cross border M&A deals worth $18.9bn were announced globally in April 2021, led by Panasonic’s $7.1bn acquisition of 80% stake in Blue Yonder, according to GlobalData’s deals database.

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The value marked a decrease of 47.4% over the previous month of $36.01bn and a drop of 31.2% when compared with the last 12-month average, which stood at $27.5bn.

Comparing cross border M&A deals value in different regions of the globe, North America held the top position, with total announced deals in the period worth $13.41bn. At the country level, the US topped the list in terms of deal value at $13.38bn.

In terms of volumes, Europe emerged as the top region for technology industry cross border M&A deals globally, followed by North America and then Asia-Pacific.

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The top country in terms of cross border M&A deals activity in April 2021 was the US with 49 deals, followed by the UK with 33 and Germany with 20.

In 2021, as of April, technology cross border M&A deals worth $87.28bn were announced globally, marking an increase of 260.01% year on year.

technology industry cross border M&A deals in April 2021: Top deals

The top five cross border M&A deals accounted for 84.6% of the overall value during April 2021.

The combined value of the top five technology cross border M&A deals stood at $16.01bn, against the overall value of $18.9bn recorded for the month.

The top five technology industry cross border M&A deals of April 2021 tracked by GlobalData were:

1) Panasonic’s $7.1bn acquisition of 80% stake in Blue Yonder

2) The $4.5bn merger of Altimeter Growth and Grab Holdings

3) SoftBank Group’s $2.8bn acquisition of 40% stake in AutoStore

4) The $880m merger of Cellebrite Mobile Synchronization and TWC Tech Holdings II

5) Leonardo’s acquisition of 25% stake in Hensoldt for $730.72m.