A total of 230 M&A deals (pending and completed) were announced across the world, driven by ECommerce, in the last twelve months resulting in a total deal value of over $87,531.0 million. In the LTM period, August 2021 turned out to be the most prolific in terms of deal size, with a total deal value of $35,099.4 million, resulting in an average deal value of $1,671.4 million during that month. On the other hand, the month of June 2021 was the most prolific in terms of deal volume, recording a total of 39 deals, resulting in an average deal value of $248.2 million during that month.
Of the 230 deals, the deal secured between Block Inc and Afterpay Ltd, was the world's largest M&A deal driven by ECommerce, which was valued at $29,000.0 million and was completed on August 1, 2021. The second-largest deal was between DoorDash Inc and Wolt Enterprises Oy, while the third-largest deal was between Mondelez International Inc and Clif Bar & Company. The DoorDash Inc-Wolt Enterprises Oy deal and the Mondelez International Inc-Clif Bar & Company deal were valued at $8,100.8 million and $2,900.0 million, respectively. The fourth-largest deal was between Dye & Durham Corporation-Link Administration Holdings Ltd valued at $2,829.3 million, whereas the deal between Authentic Brands Group LLC; Crocs Inc-Fratelli Diversi S.r.l; Reebok International Ltd valued at $2,500.0 million was the fifth-largest deal.
Cumulatively, the top five deals amounted to $45,330.1 million and accounted for nearly 51.79% of the total deals (by value) announced during the last twelve months. By region, Asia-Pacific accounted for 44.30% of the total M&A deals done globally, and recorded a total deal value of $39,082.2 million, which accounted for 31.58% of the total deal size on a global scale.
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