Total technology industry cross border M&A deals worth $22.25bn were announced globally in February 2021, led by Cellnex Telecom’s $6.27bn acquisition of Hivory, according to GlobalData’s deals database.

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The value marked an increase of 24.5% over the previous month of $17.87bn and a drop of 7.6% when compared with the last 12-month average, which stood at $24.09bn.

Comparing cross border M&A deals value in different regions of the globe, Europe held the top position, with total announced deals in the period worth $15.63bn. At the country level, the UK topped the list in terms of deal value at $6.75bn.

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 February 2021 was the US with 49 deals, followed by the UK with 31 and Germany with 14.

In 2021, as of February, technology cross border M&A deals worth $40.12bn were announced globally, marking an increase of 211.7% year on year.

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

The top five cross border M&A deals accounted for 73.9% of the overall value during February 2021.

The combined value of the top five technology cross border M&A deals stood at $16.44bn, against the overall value of $22.25bn recorded for the month.

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

1) Cellnex Telecom’s $6.27bn acquisition of Hivory

2) The $5.9bn acquisition of Dialog Semiconductor by Renesas Electronics

3) Match Group’s $1.73bn acquisition of Hyperconnect

4) The $1.37bn acquisition of Gearbox by Embracer Group

5) Magnite’s acquisition of SpotX for $1.17bn.