Total consumer industry M&A deals worth $22.3bn were announced globally 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 266.01% over the previous month of $6.09bn and a rise of 154.7% when compared with the last 12-month average, which stood at $8.75bn.
Comparing M&A deals value in different regions of the globe, North America held the top position, with total announced deals in the period worth $15.21bn. At the country level, the US topped the list in terms of deal value at $14.83bn.
In terms of volumes, North America emerged as the top region for consumer industry M&A deals globally, followed by Europe and then Asia-Pacific.
The top country in terms of M&A deals activity in April 2021 was the US with 58 deals, followed by the UK with 14 and Canada with 12.
In 2021, as of April, consumer M&A deals worth $47.89bn were announced globally, marking an increase of 49.6% year on year.
consumer industry M&A deals in April 2021: Top deals
The top five M&A deals accounted for 66.9% of the overall value during April 2021.
The combined value of the top five consumer M&A deals stood at $14.92bn, against the overall value of $22.3bn 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) Daniel Ek $2.5bn acquisition deal with Arsenal FC
4) The $1.54bn acquisition of Productos Familia by Essity
5) Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore $1.5bn acquisition deal with Minnesota Lynx and Minnesota Timberwolves Basketball
