Equity deals in September totalled $6.41bn globally

Total technology industry M&A deals in September 2019 worth $9.4bn were announced globally, according to GlobalData’s deals database.

The value marked a decrease of 71.1% over the previous month and a drop of 69.2% when compared with the last 12-month average, which stood at $30.46bn.

In terms of volumes, North America emerged as the top region for technology industry M&A deals globally, followed by Europe and then Asia-Pacific. The top country in terms of M&A deals activity in September 2019 was the US with 161 deals, followed by the UK with 41 and Canada with 24.

In 2019, as of the end of September 2019, technology M&A deals worth $245.01bn were announced globally, marking a decrease of 24.5% year on year.

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