If you want to understand the themes that drive an industry, simply look at the list of recent mergers and acquisitions (M&As). This report analyzes the disruptive themes that have driven M&A activity in 2021 across 18 sectors including aerospace, defense, & security, apparel, automotive, banking & payments, construction, consumer, foodservice, healthcare, insurance, medical devices, mining, oil & gas, packaging, pharma, power, retail, technology, media & telecoms, travel & tourism.
Global M&A deals activity in terms of both value and volume saw healthy growth in 2021, with total deals value of $3.8 trillion-an increase of 37.5% compared to the previous year. In 2021 deals volume grew by 17.5%, compared to 2020. The global M&A market recorded growth of 62% in billion-dollar-plus M&A deals in 2021 with 825 such deals, compared to 508 deals of the same size in the previous year. TMT continued to be the biggest sector in terms of both M&A deals value and volume, with 12,585 deals worth $1,269.6 billion recorded in 2021. Automotive and healthcare witnessed the highest growth in deals value in 2021 at 108% and 94%, respectively, compared to the previous year. All regions except China reported an increase in both deals value and volume in 2021, compared to the previous year.
Global M&A deals activity in terms of both value and volume saw healthy growth in 2021, with total deals value of $3.8 trillion-an increase of 37.5% compared to the previous year. In 2021 deals volume grew by 17.5%, compared to 2020. The global M&A market recorded growth of 62% in billion-dollar-plus M&A deals in 2021 with 825 such deals, compared to 508 deals of the same size in the previous year. TMT continued to be the biggest sector in terms of both M&A deals value and volume, with 12,585 deals worth $1,269.6 billion recorded in 2021. Automotive and healthcare witnessed the highest growth in deals value in 2021 at 108% and 94%, respectively, compared to the previous year. All regions except China reported an increase in both deals value and volume in 2021, compared to the previous year.
Scope
- This report provides an overview of merger and acquisition activity globally in 2021 across 18 sectors including aerospace, defense, & security, apparel, automotive, banking & payments, construction, consumer, foodservice, healthcare, insurance, medical devices, mining, oil & gas, packaging, pharma, power, retail, technology, media & telecoms, travel & tourism.
- It identifies the themes driving most notable deals announced in 2021 across all 18 sectors.
- It also assesses the impact of COVID-19 on the M&A market.
Reasons to Buy
- Companies that invest in the right themes become success stories; those that miss the big themes end up as failures. If you want to understand the themes that drive an industry, simply look at the list of recent mergers and acquisitions (M&As).
- This report lists the most notable deals across 18 sectors to make it easy for our clients to get a view of themes disrupting these sectors and prepare for the future.
Table of Contents
- Review of Global M&A Market – 2021
- Themes Driving Global M&A Market – 2021
- Thematic M&A Drivers By Sector:
- Aerospace, Defense and Security
- Apparel
- Automotive
- Banking & payments
- Construction
- Consumer goods
- Foodservices
- Healthcare
- Insurance
- Medical devices
- Mining
- Oil & Gas
- Packaging
- Pharma
- Power
- Retail
- TMT
- Travel & tourism
- Appendices
Companies Mentioned (Partial List)
A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:
- AT&T
- WarnerMedia
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Kansas City Southern
- AerCap
- GE Capital Aviation Services
- Oracle
- Cerner
- Square
- Afterpay
- Intuit
- MailChimp
- Veolia Environnement
- Suez
- DraftKings
- Entain (GVC Holdings)
- 7-Eleven
- Speedway Stores
- Thermo Fisher Scientific
- PPD
- Rogers Communications
- Teledyne
- FLIR Systems
- Polestar
- Gores Guggenheim
- Microsoft
- Nuance Communications
- American Tower
- China Tower
- Hellman & Friedman
- Bain Capital
- Bank of Montreal
- Bank of the West
- Advent International
- Crosspoint Capital
- Permira
- CPP
- McAfee
- Aker BP
- E&P Business
- Lundin Energy
- State Bank of India
- JSW Cement
- OptumInsight
- Change Healthcare
- EQT
- Covanta
- Lucid Motors
- Churchill Capital
- Madison Industries
- Nortek Global HVAC
- Broan-NU Tone
- KKR
- ERM Group
- KPS Capital
- Crown Holdings
- Total
- Adani Green Energy
- Martin Marietta
- Lehifh Hanson
- CPE Capital
- Bingo Industries
- Moody
- Daily Mail& General Trust (DMGT)
- Footprint International
- Graphic Packaging
- AR Packaging
- CVC Capital Patners Funds VI
- News
- Oil Price Information Service
- Aria Energy
- Archaea Energy
- Rice Acqusition
- GIC
- Duke Energy
- EnPro Industries
- NxEdge
- Alussa Energy Acqusition
- Freyr Energy
- Aker Horizons
- Raizen Energia
- Biosev
- Louis Dreyfus Holding
- Drax Group
- Pinnacle Renewable Energy
- Thoma Bravo
- Bottomline Technologies
- Citrix System
- SITEL Corporation
- Prosus NV
- TPG Capital
- Vista Equity Partners Management
- Wise Road Capital
- Motion Industries
- ADOBE
- Fortive
- Cint Group
- Twilio
- Wrike
- Sykes Enterprises
- Stack Exchange
- Blue Prism Group
- GAPT Holding
- Kaman Distribution Group
- Frame.io
- ServiceChannel.com
- Zipwhip
- ICON
- Danaher
- 22C Capital
- Nordic Capital
- Humana
- Nenelite
- Novo Nordisk
- Sanofi
- Soaring Eagle
- Amgen
- ICU Medical
- Merck & Co
- EQRx
- Change Healthcare
- PRA Health Sciences
- Aldevron
- Inovalon
- Kindred Healthcare
- UDG Healthcare
- Dicerna Pharmaceuticals
- Translate Bio
- Mirion Technologies
- Ginkgo BioWorks
- TeneoBio
- Smiths Medical
- Trillium Therapeutics
- Five Prime Therapeutics
- Pandion Therapeutics
- CM Life Sciences III
- Gojek
- PayU
- Dye & Durham
- Cadence Bancorp
- PayPal
- Amer International Group
- Old National Bancorp
- First Interstate BancSystem
- Tokopedia
- BillDesk
- Ascensus
- Link Administration
- Paidy
- Huishang Bank
- Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
- Great Western Bancorp
- CoreSite Realty
- Aspen Technology
- NortonLifeLock
- Nitro Bidco
- Avast
- Blackstone Group
- QTS Realty Trust
- Amazon
- Metro-Goldwyn_Mayer
- Discovery
- Prosus
- Naspers
- Proofpoint
- Hitachi
- GlobalLogic
- ironSource
- Rogers Communications
- Shaw Communications
- Peraton
- Perspecta
