Analysis of the key themes driving private equity deal activity reveals that cloud accounted for 60 technology deals announced in Q1 2024, worth a total value of $8.1bn. The $6.4bn investment by DigitalBridge Group and Silver Lake Management in Vantage Data Centers Management was the industry’s largest disclosed deal. A thorough analysis of the disruptive themes and the Private Equity deal activity are included in GlobalData’s Tech, Media and Telecom (TMT) Industry Mergers and Acquisitions Deals by Top Themes report. Buy the report here.
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In value terms, cloud-related deal activity decreased by 44% in Q1 2024 compared with the previous quarter’s total of $14.5bn and fell by 34% as compared to Q1 2023. Related deal volume increased by 3% in Q1 2024 versus the previous quarter and was 18% lower than in Q1 2023.
The top-ranked financial advisors supporting these private equity deals in Q1 2024 were Guggenheim Partners; WBC Holdings; Ernst & Young Global with 4, 3, 2 deals respectively.
The top-ranked legal advisors supporting these private equity deals in Q1 2024 were Kirkland & Ellis; Pinsent Masons International; Sidley Austin with 8, 3, 3 deals respectively.
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GlobalData’s Deals Database tracks global deal activity, including mergers, acquisitions, capital raising, strategic alliances, and licensing agreements. Proprietary analysis is used to group deals into key thematic areas and granular sectors across the world’s largest industries.
This analysis considers only announced and completed deals from the GlobalData financial deals database and excludes all terminated and rumoured deals. Deal type includes Buyouts and Direct Investments done by Private Equity firms.
