Total technology industry cross border M&A deals worth $8.9bn were announced in North America in August 2021, led by Pershing Square, Pershing Square Holdings and Pershing Square International’s $2.8bn acquisition of 7.1% stake in Universal Music Group, according to GlobalData’s deals database.

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The value marked an increase of 4021.04% over the previous month of $216.45m and a rise of 22.9% when compared with the last 12-month average of $7.26bn.

North America held a 38.88% share of the global technology industry cross border M&A deal value that totalled $22.94bn in August 2021. With a 29.47% share and deals worth $6.76bn, the US was the top country in North America’s cross border M&A deal value across technology industry.

In terms of cross border M&A deal activity, North America recorded 62 deals during August 2021, marking an increase of 21.57% over the previous month and a rise of 16.98% over the 12-month average. The US recorded 47 deals during the month.

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North America technology industry cross border M&A deals in August 2021: Top deals

The top five technology industry cross border M&A deals accounted for 89.9% of the overall value during August 2021.

The combined value of the top five technology cross border deals stood at $8.03bn, against the overall value of $8.9bn recorded for the month.

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

1) Pershing Square,Pershing Square Holdings and Pershing Square International $2.8bn acquisition deal for 7.1% stake in Universal Music Group

2) The $2bn acquisition of theScore by Penn National Gaming

3) Moody’s $1.98bn acquisition deal for 7.1% stake in Risk Management Solutions

4) The $1bn acquisition of Altiostar Networks by Rakuten Group

5) Creation Technologies $242.3m acquisition deal with IEC Electronics