Total technology industry cross border M&A deals worth $23.78bn were announced globally in December 2020, led by GlobalWafers’ $4.49bn acquisition of Siltronic, according to GlobalData’s deals database.

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The value marked a decrease of 64.1% over the previous month of $66.28bn and a rise of 5.2% when compared with the last 12-month average, which stood at $22.6bn.

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 $12.15bn. At the country level, the US topped the list in terms of deal value at $12.15bn.

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 December 2020 was the US with 61 deals, followed by the UK with 24 and Germany with 17.

In 2020, as of December, technology cross border M&A deals worth $277.48bn were announced globally, marking an increase of 109.4% year on year.

technology industry cross border M&A deals in December 2020: Top deals

The top five cross border M&A deals accounted for 67.6% of the overall value during December 2020.

The combined value of the top five technology cross border M&A deals stood at $16.07bn, against the overall value of $23.78bn recorded for the month.

The top five technology industry cross border M&A deals of December 2020 tracked by GlobalData were:

1) GlobalWafers’ $4.49bn acquisition of Siltronic

2) The $4.18bn acquisition of Fanduel by Flutter Entertainment

3) Tencent Music Entertainment Group’s $3.67bn acquisition of Universal Music Group

4) The $2.56bn acquisition of Kabel Deutschland by Vodafone Group and Vodafone Vierte Verwaltungs

5) Funimation Productions’ acquisition of Crunchyroll for $1.18bn.