Total consumer industry M&A deals worth $15.2bn were announced in North America in April 2021, led by Nestle’s $5.75bn acquisition of The Bountiful, according to GlobalData’s deals database.
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The value marked an increase of 684.02% over the previous month of $1.94bn and a rise of 328.5% when compared with the last 12-month average of $3.55bn.
North America held a 68.24% share of the global consumer industry M&A deal value that totalled $22.29bn in April 2021. With a 66.53% share and deals worth $14.83bn, the US was the top country in North America’s M&A deal value across consumer industry.
In terms of M&A deal activity, North America recorded 71 deals during April 2021, marking a decrease of 18.39% over the previous month and a rise of 12.70% over the 12-month average. The US recorded 58 deals during the month.
North America consumer industry M&A deals in April 2021: Top deals
The top five consumer industry M&A deals accounted for 82.02% of the overall value during April 2021.
The combined value of the top five consumer deals stood at $12.48bn, against the overall value of $15.2bn recorded for the month.
The top five consumer industry M&A deals of April 2021 tracked by GlobalData were:
1) Nestle $5.75bn acquisition deal with The Bountiful
2) The $3.63bn acquisition of Broan-Nutone and Nortek Global HVAC. by Madison Industries
3) Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore $1.5bn acquisition deal with Minnesota Lynx and Minnesota Timberwolves Basketball
4) The $950m acquisition of Olde Thompson by Olam Food Ingredients
5) $650m merger deal with Gores Metropoulos II and Sonder
