Total Technology industry big data M&A deals worth $16.7bn were announced globally in May 2022, led by Intercontinental Exchange’s $16bn acquisition of Black Knight, according to GlobalData’s deals database.
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The value marked an increase of 590.9% over the previous month of $2.42bn and a rise of 375% when compared with the last 12-month average, which stood at $3.52bn.
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 $16bn. At the country level, the US topped the list in terms of deal value at $16bn.
In terms of volumes, North America emerged as the top region for Technology industry big data M&A deals globally, followed by Asia-Pacific and then Europe.
The top country in terms of big data M&A deals activity in May 2022 was the US with 14 deals, followed by the China with three and Israel with three.
In 2022, as of May, Technology big data M&A deals worth $23.92bn were announced globally, marking an increase of 23.8% year on year.
Technology industry big data M&A deals in May 2022: Top deals
The top five big data M&A deals accounted for 99.9% of the overall value during May 2022.
The combined value of the top five Technology big data M&A deals stood at $16.7bn, against the overall value of $16.7bn recorded for the month.
The top five Technology industry big data M&A deals of May 2022 tracked by GlobalData were:
1) Intercontinental Exchange $16bn acquisition deal with Black Knight
2) The $300m acquisition of Cellwize Wireless Technologies by Qualcomm Technologies
3) Augury $200m acquisition deal with Seebo Interactive
4) The $180m acquisition of Hangzhou B-Soft by Philips (China) Investment
5) Vian Systems $20m acquisition deal with Dealtale
