Total consumer industry M&A deals worth $1.94bn were announced in North America in March 2021, led by Hilton Grand Vacations’ $1.4bn acquisition of Diamond Resorts International, according to GlobalData’s deals database.

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The value marked a decrease of 69.1% over the previous month of $6.27bn and a drop of 49% when compared with the last 12-month average of $3.8bn.

North America held a 58.26% share of the global consumer industry M&A deal value that totalled $3.33bn in March 2021. With a 57.96% share and deals worth $1.93bn, 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 83 deals during March 2021, marking an increase of 69.39% over the previous month and a rise of 38.33% over the 12-month average. The US recorded 70 deals during the month.

North America consumer industry M&A deals in March 2021: Top deals

The top five consumer industry M&A deals accounted for 96.4% of the overall value during March 2021.

The combined value of the top five consumer deals stood at $1.87bn, against the overall value of $1.94bn recorded for the month.

The top five consumer industry M&A deals of March 2021 tracked by GlobalData were:

1) Hilton Grand Vacations’ $1.4bn acquisition of Diamond Resorts International

2) The $150m asset transaction with Amyris by Royal DSM

3) TPG Pace Holdings’ $140m acquisition of Century Gaming Technologies

4) The $110.3m acquisition of The Healing Center by Verano

5) Highgate Hotels’ asset transaction with Colony Capital for $67.5m.