Total technology industry big data M&A deals worth $3.2bn were announced globally in July 2021, led by Qualtrics International’s $1.13bn acquisition of Clarabridge, according to GlobalData’s deals database.

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The value marked a decrease of 3.7% over the previous month of $3.27bn and a drop of 80.2% when compared with the last 12-month average, which stood at $15.94bn.

Comparing big data M&A deals value in different regions of the globe, North America held the top position, with total announced deals in the period worth $2.1bn. At the country level, the US topped the list in terms of deal value at $2.1bn.

In terms of volumes, North America emerged as the top region for technology industry big data M&A deals globally, followed by Europe and then Asia-Pacific.

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The top country in terms of big data M&A deals activity in July 2021 was the US with 23 deals, followed by the Finland with two and France with one.

In 2021, as of July, technology big data M&A deals worth $85.69bn were announced globally, marking an increase of 268.5% year on year.

technology industry big data M&A deals in July 2021: Top deals

The top five big data M&A deals accounted for 96.8% of the overall value during July 2021.

The combined value of the top five technology big data M&A deals stood at $3.04bn, against the overall value of $3.2bn recorded for the month.

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

1) Clarabridge $1.13bn acquisition deal with Qualtrics International

2) The $857.66m acquisition of Green Mountain by Azrieli Group

3) MicroStrategy $600m acquisition deal for 12.2% stake in Capital International Investors

4) The $88.17m acquisition of 5G Networks by WebCentral Group

5) Zerto $374m acquisition deal with Hewlett Packard Enterprise