Total financial services industry M&A deals worth $49.5bn were announced globally in August 2021, led by Square’s $29bn acquisition of Afterpay, according to GlobalData’s deals database.

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The value marked an increase of 325.6% over the previous month of $11.63bn and a rise of 366.5% when compared with the last 12-month average, which stood at $10.61bn.

Comparing M&A deals value in different regions of the globe, Asia-Pacific held the top position, with total announced deals in the period worth $36.17bn. At the country level, the Australia topped the list in terms of deal value at $29.96bn.

In terms of volumes, North America emerged as the top region for financial services industry M&A deals globally, followed by Europe and then Asia-Pacific.

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The top country in terms of M&A deals activity in August 2021 was the US with 75 deals, followed by the UK with 22 and Canada with 16.

In 2021, as of August, financial services M&A deals worth $121.47bn were announced globally, marking an increase of 2.1% year on year.

financial services industry M&A deals in August 2021: Top deals

The top five M&A deals accounted for 88.6% of the overall value during August 2021.

The combined value of the top five financial services M&A deals stood at $43.87bn, against the overall value of $49.5bn recorded for the month.

The top five financial services industry M&A 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 $3bn acquisition of The Hagerty Group by Aldel Financial

5) Apex AcquisitionLimited $2.07bn acquisition deal with Sanne Group