A total of 47 Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) deals (pending and completed) were announced in the Asia-Pacific region, driven by Big Data, in the last twelve months resulting in a total deal value of over $89,672.1 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 $53,031.3 million, resulting in an average deal value of $7,575.9 million during that month. On the other hand, the month of September 2021 was the most prolific in terms of deal volume, recording a total of 8 deals, resulting in an average deal value of $370.1 million during that month.
Of the 47 deals, the deal secured between Block Inc and Afterpay Ltd, was the largest M&A deal in the Asia-Pacific driven by Big Data, which was valued at $29,000.0 million and was completed on August 1, 2021. The second-largest deal was between Dye & Durham Corporation and Link Administration Holdings Ltd, while the third-largest deal was between PayPal Holdings Inc and Paidy Inc. The Dye & Durham Corporation-Link Administration Holdings Ltd deal and the PayPal Holdings Inc-Paidy Inc deal were valued at $2,829.3 million and $2,730.0 million, respectively. The fourth-largest deal was between Omron Corp-JMDC Inc valued at $974.3 million, whereas the deal between Aussie Broadband Pty., Ltd.-Over the Wire Holdings Ltd valued at $266.1 million was the fifth-largest deal.
Cumulatively, the top five deals amounted to $35,799.7 million and accounted for nearly 39.92% of the total deals (by value) announced during the last twelve months. The Asia-Pacific region accounted for 48.33% of the total M&A deals done globally, and accounted for 32.64% of the total deal size on a global scale.
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