Technology industry M&A deals total $2bn in Europe in June 2022

Total technology industry M&A deals worth $2bn were announced in Europe in June 2022, led by Digital 9 Infrastructure’s $563.7m acquisition of 48.02% equity stake in Arqiva, according to GlobalData’s deals database.

The value marked a decrease of 76.5% over the previous month of $8.56bn and a drop of 74.03% when compared with the last 12-month average of $7.74bn.

Europe held a 13.20% share of the global technology industry M&A deal value that totalled $15.23bn in June 2022. With an 8.67% share and deals worth $1.32bn, the UK was the top country in Europe’s M&A deal value across technology industry.

In terms of M&A deal activity, Europe recorded 206 deals during June 2022, marking a decrease of 5.07% over the previous month and a drop of 7.62% over the 12-month average. The UK recorded 57 deals during the month.

Europe technology industry M&A deals in June 2022: Top deals

The top five technology industry M&A deals accounted for 75.5% of the overall value during June 2022.

The combined value of the top five technology deals stood at $1.51bn, against the overall value of $2bn recorded for the month.

The top five technology industry M&A deals of June 2022 tracked by GlobalData were:

1) Digital 9 Infrastructure $563.7m acquisition deal for 48.02% equity stake in Arqiva

2) The $400m acquisition of Pryvate Technologies by GTFN Holdings

3) Evolution Malta $210.8m acquisition deal with Nolimit city

4) The $176.43m acquisition of 93% stake in Momentum Software by Mary BidCo

5) RELIAQUEST $160m acquisition deal with Digital Shadows

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