Technology provider M&A transactions Canada, U.S., and EU 2018-2020, by quarter
In the fourth quarter of 2020, acquisition activity was higher than in the previous quarters and amounted to 1,264 transactions in the United States, Canada, and Europe. During the second quarter of 2020, acquisitions of tech providers were negatively impacted by to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the second half of 2020, however, activity increased again, as acquisitions of both communication providers and services and software companies rebounded.