Summary
A detailed presentation analyzing how themes drive M&A activity in the tech, media, and telecoms (TMT) sector. It focuses on deals announced in 2020 and identifies future M&A targets across TMT.
Despite the global pandemic, total M&A activity in the global technology, media, and telecom (TMT) sector reached $903bn in 2020, up 25% on 2019. The total number of deals in 2020 reached 702, but most activity occurred in the second half of the year.
Q2 2020 saw just 103 M&A deals in the TMT sector, the lowest quarterly deal count in the last five years. The number of deals climbed to 230 in Q3 and 222 in Q4, making the second half of 2020 the highest in terms of both deal count and deal value in the last five years.
Scope
Reasons to Buy
A detailed presentation analyzing how themes drive M&A activity in the tech, media, and telecoms (TMT) sector. It focuses on deals announced in 2020 and identifies future M&A targets across TMT.
Despite the global pandemic, total M&A activity in the global technology, media, and telecom (TMT) sector reached $903bn in 2020, up 25% on 2019. The total number of deals in 2020 reached 702, but most activity occurred in the second half of the year.
Q2 2020 saw just 103 M&A deals in the TMT sector, the lowest quarterly deal count in the last five years. The number of deals climbed to 230 in Q3 and 222 in Q4, making the second half of 2020 the highest in terms of both deal count and deal value in the last five years.
Scope
- This report provides an overview of merger and acquisition activity in the global TMT market in 2020.
- It assesses the impact of COVID-19 on M&A activity.
- It identifies the M&A deals announced in the TMT market between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2020 and provides comprehensive sector-by-sector analysis of the themes driving this activity.
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. In addition, it provides fresh insight into the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on M&As, including analysis of proposed deals that have been postponed due to the pandemic.
Table of Contents
Executive summary- Deal analysis, 2016-2020
- 2020 highlights
- Thematic drivers, 2016-2020
- Future acquisition targets
- Deal selection methodology
Glossary
- Thematic methodology
Companies Mentioned (Partial List)
A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:
- 3D Systems
- ABB
- Abbott
- Acacia
- Accenture
- Activision Blizzard
- Acxiom
- Adidas
- Adobe
- ADT
- Advantage Solutions
- Aeva
- Afimilk
- Alarm.com
- Alibaba
- Alphatec
- Alteryx
- Amazon
- Ambarella
- AMC Networks
- AMD
- America Movil
- AMS
- Anixter International
- Ant Group
- Apple
- Aptiv
- Arrival
- ASOS
- AT&T
- Atos
- Atresmedia
- Autodesk
- Automation Anywhere
- Automation-Edge
- Axel Springer
- B2W Cia Digital
- BAE Systems
- Baidu
- Banks
- Bloomberg
- Blue Prism
- Boohoo.com
- Booking Holdings
- Bosch
- Box
- Broadcom
- Cambricon
- Canon
- CAR
- Carmakers
- Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (owns 10% stake)
- CBS
- CD Projekt
- CGI
- ChannelAdvisor
- Check Point Software
- Chegg
- Ciena
- Cinedigm
- Cisco
- Citrix Systems
- Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
- Cloudera
- Codemasters
- Cognex
- Cognizant
- Comcast
- ComScore
- Comtech
- Consumer goods companies
- Continental
- Cornerstone OnDemand
- CoStar
- Coursera
- Criteo
- Dassault Systèmes
- Delivery Hero
- Dell
- Denso
- Dentsu
- Desjardins Group
- Dish Network
- Disney
- DJI
- Domo
- DoorDash
- Dropbox
- D-Wave Systems
- Dyson
- E2Open
- eBay
- EHang
- Electronic Arts
- eNett
- Enova
- Entertainment companies
- Enthusiast Gaming
- EOS imaging
- EPAM Systems
- Epic Games
- Equity firms
- Ericsson
- Euromoney
- Expedia
- EY
- Fang Holdings
- Fanuc
- FireEye
- Fisker
- Fitbit
- Flutter Entertainment
- Forrester Research
- Fortinet
- Future Today
- Garmin
- Gartner
- GE
- GE Digital
- Genpact
- Gilat Satellite
- Glu mobile
- GoDaddy
- GoPro
- Graf Industrial
- Graphcore
- Groupon
- Grubhub
- Harmonic Drive
- Havas
- HCL
- HelloFresh
- Hikvision
- Hilton worldwide
- Honda
- Honeywell
- HP
- HPE
- HTC
- Huawei
- IAC Interactive
- IBM
- Indra Sistemas
- Infineon
- Infinera
- Informa
- Infosys
- Intel
- Interpublic
- Intuit
- Intuitive Surgical
- iRobot
- ITV
- JCDecaux
- JD.com
- John Deere
- Johnson & Johnson
- Juniper Networks
- JustEat
- Kakaku
- Keyence
- Klarna
- KPMG
- Largan Precision
- Lemonade
- LendingClub
- LendingTree
- Lenovo
- LG Electronics
- Lions Gate Entertainment
- Livestock Improvement
- Lockheed Martin
- Luminar Technologies
- M&C Saatchi
- Magna International
- Marchex
- Marriott International
- Mastercard
- Match Group
- McGraw-Hill
- Mediaset
- Medtronic
- Meituan Dianping
- MercadoLibre
- Merck
- Microchip
- Micron
- Microsoft
- Midea
- Mixi
- Moody’s
- Morningstar
- Mphasis
- MultiPlan
- Nabtesco
- NEC
- NeoPhotonics
- Nestle
- NetApp
- Netflix
- New Work (formerly Xing)
- Nikon
- Nintendo
- Nippon Ceramic
- Nokia
- Nordic Entertainment
- NTT Data
- Nuance Communications
- Nutanix
- Nvidia
- NXP
- Ocado
- Omnicom
- Omron
- OnDeck
- Opendoor Labs
- OpenText
- Oracle
- Organovo
- Palo Alto Networks
- Parrot
- Paylocity
- Paysafe Group
- Pearson
- Philips
- Ping An
- Playtech
- ProSiebenSat.1
- PTC
- Publicis
- Pure Storage
- Purplebricks
- PwC
- Qorvo
- Qualcomm
- Qualys
- Quanergy
- Rakuten
- Rapid7
- Raytheon
- Rea Group
- Relx
- RentPath
- Revolut
- Rightmove
- Rockwell Automation
- Roku
- S&P Global
- SAIC Motor
- Salesforce
- Samsung Electronics
- SAP
- Schneider Electric
- SecureWorks
- Semtech
- ServiceNow
- Shopify
- Siemens
- SK Hynix
- Skillz
- Slack Technologies
- Softbank
- Sonos
- Sony
- Sophos
- Sopra
- Sopra Steria
- Splunk
- Spotify
- Square
- Steria
- STMicro
- Stratasys
- Stryker
- Sunny Optical
- Takeaway.com
- Take-Two Interactive
- Talend
- Tarveda Therapeutics
- Tata Consultancy Services
- Tech Mahindra
- Tech titans
- Tegna
- Telecom Italia
- Tencent
- Tesco
- Texas Instruments
- The New York Times
- Thoma Bravo
- Thomson Reuters
- Sprint
- T-Mobile
- TomTom
- Toyota
- TransferWise
- Trend Micro
- Trip.com Group (formerly known as Ctrip.com)
- TripAdvisor
- Tsinghua Unigroup
- Twilio
- Uber
- Ubiquiti
- Udacity
- Udemy
- UiPath
- US Cellular
- Valve
- Varonis
- Velodyne
- Verizon
- Viacom
- Visa
- Visteon
- Vivendi
- Walmart
- Wanda Group
- Western Digital
- WEX
- Wipro
- Wolters Kluwer
- Workday
- WorkFusion
- WPP
- Wynn Resorts
- Xerox
- Xiaomi
- Xilinx
- Yamaha
- Yiren Digital
- Yuneec
- Zee Entertainment
- Zendesk
- Zillow
- Zoom
- ZTE
- Zynga
