Global TMT M&A Deals Spurred By Big Companies

During the first half of 2014, global TMT (technology, media and telecom) M&A witnessed deals worth $383.4 billion, showing a 122% increase from H1 2013, notes a recent report from Mergermarket.

Analyzing the global TMT M&A trend during H1 2014, the Mergermarket report highlights that H1 2014 marks the highest half-year value on Mergermarket record since 2001.

Burgeoning growth in TMT sector

The Mergermarket report noted that the TMT sector retained its top position in the global industry table, with a 24.3% market share and 265 more deals as compared to H1 2013. This is set forth in the following graph:

As can be deciphered from the following graph, TMT deals...