M&A in Tech, Media, and Telecom (TMT) Industry, Top Themes in H1 2021 – Thematic Research

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If you want to understand the themes that drive an industry, simply look at the list of recent mergers and acquisitions (M&A). This M&A in Tech, Media, and Telecom (TMT) Industry, Top Themes in H1 2021 report analyzes the disruptive themes that drove M&A activity across the technology, media, and telecoms (TMT) industry in the first six months of 2021.

Scope

This report provides an overview of merger and acquisition activity in the global TMT market in H1 2021.

It identifies the M&A deals announced in the TMT market between 1 January 2021 and 30 June 2021 and provides comprehensive sector-by-sector analysis of the themes driving this activity.

Key Highlights

In the first six months of 2021, M&A deal value in the tech, media, and telecom (TMT) sector totaled $555bn, up 169% from the same period of the previous year. The number of deals recorded by GlobalData was also up sharply from H1 2020, increasing by 93% to 481.

The software and services sector accounted for 58% of overall TMT M&A deal volume in H1 2021, amounting to 278 deals. The sector also accounted for half of the overall deal value, with deals worth a combined $278bn announced during the six-month period.

Reasons to Buy

This report offers a unique perspective on M&A activity in the TMT sector by focusing on the themes driving deals. This allows for a deeper understanding of the themes that are shaping the industry.

It provides analysis of M&A activity in major georgraphic regions, including North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.

It looks at the rise of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and highlights their role in driving M&A deal activity.

It evaluates the M&A deals announced by the leading technology companies (Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple, and Microsoft), identifying the five themes on which are focusing.

AT&T
3i Infrastructure
4iG Nyrt
Aakash Educational Services
Abaco Systems
Acies Acquisition
ACL Services
Adjust
Advanced Info Service Public
Afimilk
Airspan Networks
Airtel Africa
Ajax
Alight Solutions
Alkuri Global Acquisition (Ark Global)
Allianz Capital
Allocate Software
Altimeter Capital
Amazon.com
American Tower
AMETEK
Apigee
Apollo Global
Apple
AppLovin
Arm
Asaii
Ascendant Digital Acquisition
Astound Broadband
ATC Europe
Atlantic Broadband
Auth0
Autodesk
AutoStore
Babylon Healthcare Services
Ballys Corporation
Beacon Street
Bentley Systems
Bharti Airtel
Bharti Telemedia
Big Hit America (formerly Big Hit Entertainment )
Bill.com
BitGo
Blackstone Capital
Blink home
Blue Yonder
BluJay Solutions
Body labs
Boingo Wireless
Boomi
Booz Allen Hamilton
Boston Scientific
Broadridge Financial Solutions
Brunswick
BTG Pactual
Buzzfeed
ByteDance
CA Healthcare
Cable One
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ)
Calypso Technology
Careismatic Brands (formerly Strategic Partners)
carsales.com
Cazoo
CCC Information Services
Cegid Group
Cellebrite Mobile Synchronization
Cellnex Telecom
Cerberus Telecom Acquisition
Change Healthcare
Churchill Capital
Citrix Systems
Clarivate
Climate Change Crisis Real Impact I Acquisition (CRIS)
CloudEndure
Cloudera
Cloudyn Software Ltd
CM Life Sciences
CNH Industrial
CNP Assurances
Coherent
Comtech
CoreLogic
Cornershop Global
CTRL-labs
Cubic
CyberX
Depop
Dialog
Dialog Semiconductor
Digital Colony Management
Digital Edge
Digital Turbine
Diligent
Discovery
DivvyPay
DMY Technology
DNS:NET Internet Service
Dotmatics
Dragoneer SPAC
Drizly
DuPont de Nemours
E2open
E8 Storage
Easybrain
Eaton Corporation
EDF Invest
eero
Ekata
Elastifile
Electronic Arts
Embracer Group
eToro Group
Etsy
Evergreen Coast
EVgo Services
Facebook
Falcon Capital Acquisition (FCAC)
FiberCo Solucoes de Infraestrutura
FinTech Acquisition
Fitbit
FLIR Systems
Foley Trasimene Acquisition
Franchise Group
Francisco Partners
Fyber
Galaxy Digital
Gamesys Group
Gearbox
GI Partners
GIC
Gilat Satellite Networks
Giphy
Gliimpse
Global Payments
GlobalLogic
GlobeNet Brasil Telecom
Glu Mobile
Google
Grab Holdings
Graphiq
Gray Television
Gulf Energy Development
GVC Holdings
Hargray Acquisition
Hargray Communications
Helios Towers
Hennessy Capital
Hensoldt
HighCape Capital
Hippo Enterprises
Hitachi
Hivory
HomeToGo
Horizon Acquisition
Hudson Executive
Hyperconnect
IDG Communications
IHS Holding
IHS Markit
II-VI
Indosat Ooredoo
InfraCo
Innovyze
InPost
Insight Partners
Insightful Science
Inteliquent
International Business Machines
ION Acquisition
IonQ
ironSource
Ithaca Holdings
Itiviti Group
Janus Henderson Group
Khosla Ventures Acquisition
KKR & Co
KORE Wireless Group
Kustomer
La Banque des Territoires
Laird Performance Materials
Lakestar SPAC I
Lattice Data
Leonardo
Liberty IT Solutions
Lifesci Acquisition
LinkedIn
Live Oak Acquisition
Livestock Improvement
Local Media Group
LogMeIn London Ltd
Lombarda China
Looker
Lucid Motors
Lumentum Holdings
LumiraDx
M3bi
Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA)
Madison Square Garden Entertainment
Magnachip Semiconductor
Magnite
Maluuba
Mastercard
Match Group
McAfee
McGraw Hill Companies
Message4U (MessageMedia)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
MGM
Microsoft
Mondial Relay
MSG Networks
Navico Holding
Navitas Semiconductor
Nebula Caravel Acquisition
Nerdy
New Beginnings Acquisition
NIC
Northleaf Capital
Nuance
Nuance Communications
NUVIA
Nvidia
OCC Corporation
OfferPad
Okta
Omantel
OptumInsight
Orange Concessions
ORBCOMM
Orbitera Inc
Panasonic
Partners Group
Peakon
Pershing Square Tontine
Perspecta
Pet Supplies Plus US
Pillpack
Platinum Equity
Playstudios
Plex Systems
Plus (PlusAI)
Pointy
PowerbyProxi
Preventice
Proofpoint
ProQuest
Prosus
PT EPID Menara AssetCo
PT Indointernet (Indonet)
PullString
QTS Realty Trust
Qualcomm
Quantum-Si
Quickline Communications
Quincy Media (formerly Quincy Newspapers)
Raven Industries
Redfin
Reinvent Technology
Renesas Electronics
RentPath
RideNow
Ring
Riot Blockchain
RLDatix
Rockwell Automation
Rogers Communications
Rotor Acquisition
Rover.com
RumbleON
S&P Global
Santa Cruz Works
SAP
Sarcos Robotics
Science 37
Seequent
Sema4
Semantic Machines
Shanghai Mutong Technology
Sharecare
Shaw Communications
Shazam Entertainment
Siemens
Signa Sports United (SSU)
Signavio
Silicon Labs
Sinch
Sino-Rock
Sitel Group
Skyworks Solutions
Smart Telecom
Social Capital Hedosophia
Social Finance (SoFi)
SoftBank Group
Souq.com
South Dearborn
Spacecom Satellite Communications
SpotX
Stack Exchange
Stone Point Capital
Supermarket Grocery Supplies (Big Basket)
Supernova Partners Acquisition
Superpod
SupplyFrame
SYKES
Symphony Technology
Syniverse Technologies
SYNNEX
Tabcorp
Taboola
Talend
Talkspace (Groop Internet Platform)
Tata Digital
tbh
Tech Data
Teledyne Technologies
Telefonica Chile
Telxius Telecom
Texture
The Blackstone Group
Therapy Brands
Think and Learn
Thoma Bravo Advantage
Tim Crown
Tink
TouchType (SwiftKey)
TPG Capital
TPG Pace Tech Opportunities
Trader Interactive
Tripp Lite
Turbonomic
Turi
TWC Tech
Twilio
Tyler Technologies
Uber Technologies
Universal Music Group
Valo Health
Veritas (Peraton)
Veritas Capital
Verizon Media
Visa
Vivid Seats
Vocus Group
Warner Media
Whinstone US
Whole Foods
Wideopenwest (WOW! Internet)
Wondery
Workday
Wrike
Xnor.ai
Yandex
Yango Financial
Yucaipa Acquisition
Zego (formerly CasaiQ)
Zensar Technologies
Zipwhip

Table of Contents

Executive summary

Review of the TMT M&A market, H1 2021

Themes driving TMT M&A deals, H1 2021

Deal selection methodology

Glossary

Further reading

Thematic methodology

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