M&A deal value surges on London's Alternative Investment Market

Tech M&A deals drove 155% value surge

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The value of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals on London’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM) surged by 155% from October last year through to September 2021, research shows.

According to accountancy firm UHY Hacker Young, M&A deals on AIM - a subsector of the London Stock Exchange - totalled £8.4bn for the year. This rise in deal value was put down in large part to a number of high value deals for tech businesses. The total number of tech M&A deals on the Alternative Investment Market rose to £2.6bn from 2019/2020, accounting for 32% of the total value of all M&A deals for the period. 'Superinvestors' pursue new normal technology trends Acquisitions of tech businesses accounted for just 7% of deals ($232m) on the alternatives market the previous yea...

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