Mergers and Acquisitions in Tech, Media, and Telecom: An Analysis of M&A Activity in 2021 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) in Tech, Media, and Telecom (TMT) 2021 Themes - Thematic Research" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

The report analyzes the disruptive themes that drove M&A activity across the technology, media, and telecoms (TMT) industry in 2021.

Key Highlights

• Despite the global pandemic, total M&A deal value in the global technology, media, and telecom (TMT) sector reached $1 trillion in 2021, up 30% from 2020. The total number of deals in 2021 reached 996, up 44% from 2020. A significant amount of M&A activity was driven by the growing popularity of SPACs (special purpose acquisition companies) in 2021. This helped to make 2021 the highest for deal value over the last five years
• The big themes driving the top 100 TMT M&A deals by deal value announced in 2021 were connectivity and internet TV, accounting for $136 billion and $70 billion, respectively
• The big connectivity deals were Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR)'s acquisition of Telecom Italia (TIM) for $37.2 billion and the acquisition of Shaw Communications by Rogers Communications for $20.8 billion. The most notable internet TV deal was the combination of WarnerMedia's entertainment, sports, and news assets with Discovery. The other big thematic drivers were fintech, cybersecurity, healthtech, big data, artificial intelligence (AI), and cloud

Report Scope

• This report provides an overview of merger and acquisition activity in the global TMT market in 2021
• It identifies the M&A deals announced in the TMT market between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2021 and provides comprehensive sector-by-sector analysis of the themes driving this activity

Key Topics Covered:

• Executive Summary
• M&A Market Review
• Thematic Drivers, 2017-2021
• Future Acquisition Targets
• Deal Selection Methodology
• Glossary
• Further Reading
• Thematic Research Methodology

Selection of Companies Mentioned:

• 21st Century Fox
• 3D Systems
• 3M
• ABB
• Abbott
• Acacia
• Accenture
• Acquia
• Acuris
• Acxiom
• Adaptive Insights
• Adecco Group
• Advent
• Alibaba
• Alight Solutions
• Alpha
• Altimeter Capital
• Altran
• Amadeus
• Amazon
• AMD
• American Tower
• AMETEK
• Amphenol
• Apple
• AppLovin
• AppNexus
• Ascenty
• ASOS
• Aspen Technology
• Assurance IQ
• Asterion Industrial
• Astound Broadband
• AT&T
• ATC Europe
• Athenahealth
• Atlas Copco
• Axel Springer
• Azrieli Group
• Bordeaux Investment Fund
• BorgWarner
• Bosch
• Boston Dynamics
• Buzzfeed
• CA Technologies
• Canon
• Capco
• Capgemini
• Carbon Black
• Cirrus Logic
• Cisco
• Cisco Systems
• Cision
• CityFibre Infra
• CK Hutchison
• Clarivate Analytics
• Clayton Dubilier & Rice
• Clearlake Capital
• Convergys
• Conyers Park II Acquisition
• Cylance
• Cypress
• D+H
• Daily Mail & General Trust
• Dassault Systemes
• Data Foundry
• Data Respons
• DataBank
• Dating Group
• Datorama
• Daymon
• Dehong Capital
• Delivery Hero
• Delphi Technologies
• Dely
• Denso
• Dentsu
• Desktop Metal
• Dialog Semiconductor
• DigiCert
• Digital Media Solutions
• Digital Realty
• Diodes
• Diploma
• Discovery
• Discovery Communications
• Dish Network
• Disney
• DITO CME
• DivvyPay
• DJI
• DMY Technology
• Easybrain
• Eaton Corporation
• eBay's Classifieds
• Ecobee
• ECP Environmental Growth Opportunities
• EdgeConneX
• Editis
• EFI
• eHarmony
• Electronic Arts
• Ellie Mae
• Elliott
• Embracer Group
• Emerson
• EMI Music Publishing
• Expedia Group
• ExpressVPN
• F5 Networks
• Facebook
• Fairfax Media
• Forrester Research
• Fortive
• Forty Seven
• Fox
• Foxconn
• Francisco Partners
• Fujitsu
• Google
• GoPro
• Gores Metropoulos
• Gores Guggenheim
• Graf Industrial
• Graphcore
• Gray Television
• Groupon
• Habana
• John Deere
• Johnson & Johnson
• Johnston Press
• JPJ Group
• JR Automation
• Juniper
• Kawasaki Heavy
• KCF
• KEMET
• Laird Performance Materials
• Lamar Advertising
• Learning Technologies Group
• LendingTree
• Lenovo
• Leo Holdings
• Leonardo
• LG Chem
• LGS Innovations
• Liberty Broadband
• Liberty Expedia
• Liberty Global
• Lifetouch
• M&C Saatchi
• Madison Square Garden Entertainment
• MagicLab
• Magnite
• Mandiant
• Mango TV
• Marchex
• Marketo
• Marlin Equity
• Marvell Technology
• Mastercard
• Match Group
• Maxim Integrated
• Mazor Robotics
• Meta
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
• Microchip Tech
• Micron
• Microsemi
• Microsoft
• Midea
• Mimecast
• Mixi
• MKS Instruments
• Moat
• Mobileye
• Momo
• Monolithic Power Systems
• Moody's
• Moonbug Entertainment
• Morgan Stanley
• Mosaic Shareholder
• Motorola
• Move
• Mphasis
• MSG Networks
• MTS Systems
• MuleSoft
• MultiPlan
• Musical.ly
• MyHeritage
• Nanometrics
• NASCAR
• Nasdaq
• National Media Group
• Navico Holding
• naviHealth
• Nitro Bidco
• Nokia
• NortonLifeLock
• Novitex
• nThrive
• NuFlare
• Okta
• Panasonic
• Pandora Media
• Park Place
• Parrot
• Partners Group
• Paylocity
• PayPal
• Paysafe
• PayU
• Peak 10
• Peak Oyun Yazilim ve Pazarlama
• Peeks Social Technology
• Peng Telecom
• Penguin Random House
• Perfect World
• Permira Holdings
• Personal & Informatik
• Perspecta
• Philips
• Pinterest
• Pivotal Software
• PlanGrid
• Plantronics
• Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia
• Salesforce
• Salt TowerCo
• Samsung Display
• Samsung Electro-Mechanics
• Samsung Electronics
• Sandvine
• Sanoma Media
• Santa Cruz Works
• SAP
• Sarcos Robotics
• SC Health
• Spotify
• SpotX
• Sprint
• Square Enix
• Square Mile Capital
• SS&C
• SSI
• Stamps.com
• SteelSeries
• STG Partners
• STMicro
• Stone Point Capital
• Stonepeak Infrastructure
• Stratasys
• Stryker
• StubHub
• Tieto
• TIM
• Time
• Tingo Mobile
• TiVo
• T-Mobile Netherlands
• Tokopedia
• TomTom
• Toshiba
• Toyota
• TPG Capital
• TPV Technology
• TracFone Wireless
• Trader Interactive
• TransDigm
• VMware
• Vodacom Group
• Vodafone
• Vungle
• Walmart
• Walt Disney
• Wanda Media
• Warner Media
• WESCO
• Wolt Enterprises
• Wolters Kluwer
• WorkFusion
• Worldline
• Worldpay
• Yahoo Japan
• Yamaha
• Zayo
• Zendesk
• Zoom
• Zoopla
• zooplus
• Zoosk
• Zozo
• Zynga

   

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