Some Interesting M&A Data
Provided by Mergermarket, a Partner of M&A Leadership Council
The June 13th announcement that Microsoft will be acquiring LinkedIn in an all-cash transaction valued at US$ 26.2bn revealed some interesting trends,according to Mergermarket.
Take a look at a few standout stats:
- The deal is the fourth highest valued deal targeting the US Tech sector on Mergermarket record (since 2001). This follows the Dell/EMC deal at US$ 63.3bn, Hewlett-Packard’s US$ 33.8bn spin-off of its enterprise group, and Singapore-based Avago Technology’s US$ 33.7bn acquisition of Broadcom, both announced in 2015
- The deal gives a much needed boost to the US Tech sector which has lacked momentum following the record-breaking value seen in 2015 – where 833 deals worth US$ 254.6bn overshadowed 2014’s previous record value by 94.7%
- Before this deal was announced, 306 deals worth US$ 55.7bn announced to-date lagged 48% behind the same period in 2015 (366 deals, US$ 107.3bn), with 60 fewer deals
- Taking the deal into account, 307 deals worth US$ 81.9bn, although unable to reach 2015’s high, now mark the second highest year-to-date value on Mergermarket record