A total of 3,092 Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) deals (pending and completed) were announced in the Asia-Pacific region, in the last twelve months resulting in a total deal value of over $525,966.5 million. In the LTM period, May 2022 turned out to be the most prolific in terms of deal size, with a total deal value of $80,038.6 million, resulting in an average deal value of $386.7 million during that month. On the other hand, the month of December 2021 was the most prolific in terms of deal volume, recording a total of 347 deals, resulting in an average deal value of $81.4 million during that month.
Of the 3,092 deals, the deal secured between Block Inc and Afterpay Ltd, was the largest M&A deal in the Asia-Pacific region, which was valued at $29,000.0 million and was completed on August 1, 2021. The second-largest deal was between TotalEnergies SE and Adani New Industries Ltd, while the third-largest deal was between APA Group and AusNet Services Ltd. The TotalEnergies SE-Adani New Industries Ltd deal and the APA Group-AusNet Services Ltd deal were valued at $12,500.0 million and $11,080.9 million, respectively. The fourth-largest deal was between Siam Makro Public Co Ltd-C.P. Retail Holding Company Limited valued at $6,704.1 million, whereas the deal between Adani Group-Ambuja Cements Ltd valued at $6,228.6 million was the fifth-largest deal.
Cumulatively, the top five deals amounted to $65,513.7 million and accounted for nearly 12.46% of the total deals (by value) announced during the last twelve months. The Asia-Pacific region accounted for 21.48% of the total M&A deals done globally, and accounted for 40.40% of the total deal size on a global scale.
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