A total of 78 M&A deals (pending and completed) were announced across the world, driven by Internet of Things, in the last twelve months resulting in a total deal value of over $90,070.2 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 $57,406.4 million, resulting in an average deal value of $4,783.9 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 15 deals, resulting in an average deal value of $520.0 million during that month.
Of the 78 deals, the deal secured between ViaSat Inc and Inmarsat Group Holdings Ltd, was the world's largest M&A deal driven by Internet of Things, which was valued at $7,300.0 million and was completed on November 8, 2021. The second-largest deal was between Emirates Telecommunications Group Co PJSC and Vodafone Group Plc, while the third-largest deal was between HP Inc and Plantronics Inc. The Emirates Telecommunications Group Co PJSC-Vodafone Group Plc deal and the HP Inc-Plantronics Inc deal were valued at $4,400.0 million and $3,300.0 million, respectively. The fourth-largest deal was between Altice UK Sarl-BT Group Plc valued at $3,111.6 million, whereas the deal between APi Group Corp-Chubb Fire & Security Ltd valued at $3,100.0 million was the fifth-largest deal.
Cumulatively, the top five deals amounted to $21,211.6 million and accounted for nearly 23.55% of the total deals (by value) announced during the last twelve months. By region, Asia-Pacific accounted for 61.41% of the total M&A deals done globally, and recorded a total deal value of $55,475.2 million, which accounted for 37.97% of the total deal size on a global scale.
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