North America’s consumer industry saw a rise of 1.56% in deal activity during January 2021, when compared with the last 12-month average, led by AB Electrolux’s $3.3bn acquisition of GE Appliances, according to GlobalData’s deals database.
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A total of 130 consumer industry deals worth $8.61bn were announced for the region in January 2021, against the 12-month average of 128 deals.
Of all the deal types, M&A saw most activity in January 2021 with 67 transactions, representing a 51.5% share for the region.
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By GlobalDataIn second place was venture financing with 43 deals, followed by private equity deals with 20 transactions, respectively capturing a 33.1% and 15.4% share of the overall deal activity for the month.
In terms of value of deals, M&A was the leading category in North America’s consumer industry with $7.08bn, while private equity and venture financing deals totalled $1.07bn and $462m, respectively.
North America consumer industry deals in January 2021: Top deals
The top five consumer deals accounted for 59.4% of the overall value during January 2021.
The combined value of the top five consumer deals stood at $5.12bn, against the overall value of $8.61bn recorded for the month.
The top five consumer industry deals of January 2021 tracked by GlobalData were:
1) AB Electrolux’s $3.3bn acquisition of GE Appliances
2) The $920m acquisition deal with Domtar by American Industrial Partners
3) Marriott Vacations Worldwide’s $430m private equity deal with Welk Hospitality Group
4) The $238m acquisition of Luxco by MGP Ingredients
5) Rocky Brands’ asset transaction with Honeywell International for $230m.
