Total technology industry M&A deals worth $71.8bn were announced in North America in May 2021, led by Discovery’s $43bn acquisition of Warner Media, according to GlobalData’s deals database.

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The value marked an increase of 76.9% over the previous month of $40.58bn and a rise of 117.6% when compared with the last 12-month average of $32.99bn.

North America held a 69.05% share of the global technology industry M&A deal value that totalled $103.96bn in May 2021. With a 68.54% share and deals worth $71.25bn, the US was the top country in North America’s M&A deal value across technology industry.

In terms of M&A deal activity, North America recorded 260 deals during May 2021, marking an increase of 0.39% over the previous month and a rise of 15.04% over the 12-month average. The US recorded 236 deals during the month.

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North America technology industry M&A deals in May 2021: Top deals

The top five technology industry M&A deals accounted for 86.3% of the overall value during May 2021.

The combined value of the top five technology deals stood at $61.95bn, against the overall value of $71.8bn recorded for the month.

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

1) Discovery’s $43bn acquisition of Warner Media

2) The $8.45bn acquisition of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer by Amazon.com

3) Clarivate’s $5.3bn acquisition of ProQuest

4) The $2.7bn acquisition of Local Media Group by Gray Television

5) Bill.com’s acquisition of DivvyPay for $2.5bn.