Strategic Intelligence: Global TMT M&A Deals 2024 - Top Themes and Predictions

If you want to understand the themes that drive an industry, simply look at the list of recent mergers and acquisitions (M&A). This report analyzes the disruptive themes that drove M&A activity across the technology, media, and telecom (TMT) industry in 2024.

Key Highlights

• Global M&A deal value in the TMT sector rebounded by 27% in 2024, reaching a total of $514 billion, a significant increase from $403 billion in the previous year. Moreover, deal volume rose 14% year-over-year, culminating in 512 transactions in 2024.
• However, this momentum slowed in the fourth quarter of 2024, as the TMT sector recorded 129 M&A deals worth $89 billion, a decline from $120 billion in the same period of the previous year.

Scope

• This report provides an overview of merger and acquisition activity in the global TMT market in 2024.
• It identifies the M&A deals announced in the TMT market between January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2024 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.
• It provides analysis of M&A activity in major geographic regions, including North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.
• It evaluates the M&A deals announced by the leading technology companies (Google, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Apple) and identifies the themes on which they are focusing.
• The report also includes our predictions for future acquisitions targets across all TMT sectors.