Europe’s technology industry saw a drop of 12.50% in cloud deal activity during August 2022

Europe’s technology industry saw a drop of 12.50% in cloud deal activity during August 2022, when compared with the last 12-month average, led by 83North, Accel ManagementInc, Activant Capital Group, Alta Park Capital, Arena Holdings, Commonfund Capital, Durable Capital Partners, Franklin Templeton, Qatar Investment Authority, Sator Grove Holdings, T Rowe Price Associates and Technology Crossover Ventures’ $400m venture financing of Celonis, according to GlobalData’s deals database.

A total of 77 technology industry cloud deals worth $591.6m were announced for the region in August 2022, against the 12-month average of 88 deals.

Of all the deal types, venture financing saw most activity in August 2022 with 44 transactions, representing a 57.1% share for the region.

In second place was M&A with 23 deals, followed by private equity deals with ten transactions, respectively capturing a 29.9% and 13% share of the overall cloud deal activity for the month.

In terms of value of cloud deals, venture financing was the leading category in Europe’s technology industry with $513.17m, while M&A and private equity deals totalled $74.53m and $3.9m, respectively.

Europe technology industry cloud deals in August 2022: Top deals

The top five technology cloud deals accounted for 83.5% of the overall value during August 2022.

The combined value of the top five technology cloud deals stood at $493.75m, against the overall value of $591.6m recorded for the month.

The top five technology industry cloud deals of August 2022 tracked by GlobalData were:

1) 83North, Accel ManagementInc, Activant Capital Group, Alta Park Capital, Arena Holdings, Commonfund Capital, Durable Capital Partners, Franklin Templeton, Qatar Investment Authority, Sator Grove Holdings, T Rowe Price Associates and Technology Crossover Ventures $400m venture financing deal with Celonis

2) The $45m acquisition of MPO by Kinaxis

3) iomart group $17.73m acquisition deal with Oriium Consulting and PAV I.T. Services

4) The $16m venture financing of Thanks Ben by Atomico Ventures, Cherry Ventures, DN Capital and Seedcamp

5) CNI Advisory, Inbox Capital, Partech Partners and Swisscom Ventures $15.02m venture financing deal with Billogram

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