Total technology industry cross border M&A deals worth $58.28bn were announced in the UK in Q4 2020, led by S&P Global’ $44bn acquisition of IHS Markit, according to GlobalData’s deals database.
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The value marked an increase of 23.1% over the previous quarter and a rise of 227.8% when compared with the last four-quarter average of $17.78bn.
The UK held a 50.57% 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 UK recorded 72 cross border M&A deals during Q4 2020, marking an increase of 18.03% over the previous quarter and a rise of 10.77% over the last four-quarter average.
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By GlobalDataUK technology industry cross border M&A deals in Q4 2020: Top deals
The top five technology industry cross border M&A deals accounted for 99.2% of the overall value during Q4 2020.
The combined value of the top five technology cross border M&A deals stood at $57.79bn, against the overall value of $58.28bn recorded for the quarter.
The top five technology industry cross border M&A deals of Q4 2020 tracked by GlobalData were:
1) S&P Global’s $44bn acquisition of IHS Markit
2) The $11.69bn asset transaction with CK Hutchison Holdings by Cellnex Telecom
3) Take-Two Interactive Software’s $999.12m acquisition of The Codemasters SoftwareLtd
4) The $729.23m acquisition of IMImobile by Cisco Systems Holdings UK
5) Modern Times Group MTG’s acquisition of Hutch Games for $375m.
