Total financial services industry M&A deals worth $11.2bn were announced in North America in April 2021, led by $2.81bn merger of BancorpSouth Bank and Cadence Bancorp, according to GlobalData’s deals database.

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The value marked a decrease of 43.1% over the previous month of $19.62bn and a rise of 52.3% when compared with the last 12-month average of $7.33bn.

North America held a 72.61% share of the global financial services industry M&A deal value that totalled $15.37bn in April 2021. With a 67.01% share and deals worth $10.3bn, the US was the top country in North America’s M&A deal value across financial services industry.

In terms of M&A deal activity, North America recorded 101 deals during April 2021, marking a decrease of 3.81% over the previous month and a rise of 6.32% over the 12-month average. The US recorded 90 deals during the month.

North America financial services industry M&A deals in April 2021: Top deals

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The top five financial services industry M&A deals accounted for 78.2% of the overall value during April 2021.

The combined value of the top five financial services deals stood at $8.72bn, against the overall value of $11.2bn recorded for the month.

The top five financial services industry M&A deals of April 2021 tracked by GlobalData were:

1) $2.81bn merger deal with BancorpSouth Bank and Cadence Bancorp

2) The $2.6bn merger of Flagstar Bancorp and New York Community Bancorp by

3) Independent Bank $1.2bn acquisition deal with Meridian Bancorp

4) The $1.15bn acquisition of East Boston Savings Bank by Rockland Trust

5) Deluxe $960m acquisition deal with First American Payment Systems