Total financial services industry cross border deals worth $46.1bn were announced globally for August 2021, with the $29bn acquisition of Afterpay being the sector’s biggest investment, according to GlobalData’s deals database.
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The value marked an increase of 441.1% over the previous month of $8.52bn and a rise of 412.8% when compared with the last 12-month average of $8.99bn.
In terms of number of cross border deals, the sector saw a rise of 1.03% with 98 deals in August 2021 when compared to the last 12-month average of 97 deals.
In value terms, Asia-Pacific led the activity with cross border deals worth $36.02bn in August 2021.
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By GlobalDatafinancial services industry cross border deals in August 2021: Top deals
The top five cross border deals accounted for 89.9% of the overall value during August 2021.
The combined value of the top five cross border deals stood at $41.46bn, against the overall value of $46.1bn recorded for the month.
The top five financial services industry cross border deals of August 2021 tracked by GlobalData were:
1) Square $29bn acquisition deal with Afterpay
2) The $5.1bn acquisition of American National Group by Brookfield Asset Management Reinsurance Partners
3) PayU $4.7bn acquisition deal with IndiaIdeas.com
4) The $2.07bn acquisition of Sanne Group by Apex Acquisition Limited
5) Houlihan Lokey $592.15m acquisition deal with GCA
