Total technology industry cross border M&A deals worth $26.75bn were announced in the US in Q4 2020, led by Marvell Technology Group’ $10.27bn acquisition of Inphi, according to GlobalData’s deals database.

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The value marked an increase of 13.6% over the previous quarter and a rise of 163.3% when compared with the last four-quarter average of $10.16bn.

The US held a 23.21% share of the global technology industry cross border M&A deal value that totalled $115.25bn in Q4 2020.

In terms of deal activity, the US recorded 124 cross border M&A deals during Q4 2020, marking an increase of 21.57% over the previous quarter and a a rise of 31.91% over the last four-quarter average.

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US technology industry cross border M&A deals in Q4 2020: Top deals

The top five technology industry cross border M&A deals accounted for 80.6% of the overall value during Q4 2020.

The combined value of the top five technology cross border M&A deals stood at $21.57bn, against the overall value of $26.75bn recorded for the quarter.

The top five technology industry cross border M&A deals of Q4 2020 tracked by GlobalData were:

1) Marvell Technology Group’s $10.27bn acquisition of Inphi

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 $2.28bn acquisition of Institutional Shareholder Services by Deutsche Borse

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