US automotive industry sees a rise of 64.71% in deal activity in March 2022
US automotive industry saw a rise of 64.71% in overall deal activity during March 2022, when compared with the last… ...
Deal Trends in the Automotive Industry
Automotive Technology’s deals dashboard tracks deal trends in the automotive industry. The dashboard provides an extensive analysis by capturing trends in terms of deal types, geographies, industry players, advisory firms, and the number of deals and their value.
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Automotive Technology’s deals dashboard tracks deal trends in the automotive industry.
Automotive industry M&A deals total $6.4bn in US in Q1 2022
Total automotive industry M&A deals worth $6.4bn were announced in the US in Q1 2022, led by Cummins’ $3.7bn acquisition… ...
Automotive industry deal activity by deal type - volume (Last 12 months)
The deals dashboard provides an insightful and thorough overview of deal activity in terms of deal types and the number of deals in the global automotive industry over the last 12 months. It covers mergers and acquisitions (M&As), private equity and venture financing deal types
Automotive industry deal activity by deal type - value (Last 12 months)
Automotive Technology’s deals dashboard offers an analysis on deal activity in the global automotive industry in terms of deal type and value. Deal types encompassing M&As, private equity and venture financing are tracked over the last 12 months.
Mergers and acquisitions in the automotive industry
Automotive Technology provides an overview of M&A deal activity in the automotive industry. Besides M&A deals, the dashboard tracks the leading M&A financial and legal advisors, and M&A deal activity by theme.
Automotive industry M&A deal activity by region (Last 12 months)
Automotive Technology’s deals dashboard tracks M&A transactions recorded in the automotive industry in different regions in the last 12-month period.
Largest M&A deals in the automotive industry
The following table lists details of the largest merger and acquisition deals in terms of value in the global automotive industry.
| Acquirer | Target | Deal Date | Value (US$m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entegris | CMC Materials | 15 Dec 2021 | 6,500.0 |
| Faurecia | HELLA GmbH | 14 Aug 2021 | 6,235.5 |
| SSW Partners | Veoneer | 04 Oct 2021 | 4,500.0 |
| Cummins | Meritor | 22 Feb 2022 | 3,700.0 |
| Asbury Automotive Group | Total Care Auto | 29 Sep 2021 | 3,400.0 |
| Carvana | KAR Auction Services-Adesa US Physical Auction Busines | 24 Feb 2022 | 2,200.0 |
| General Motors | GM Cruise | 18 Mar 2022 | 2,100.0 |
| D'Ieteren | Parts Holding Europe | 14 Feb 2022 | 1,928.8 |
| Luxshare Precision Industry | Chery Holding Group | 11 Feb 2022 | 1,580.2 |
| Undisclosed | Taicheng Development | 23 Jul 2021 | 1,552.4 |
M&A deals advisor rankings in the automotive industry (2021 vs. 2020)
Automotive Technology’s deals dashboard reveals top financial and legal advisors to M&A deals by both deal value and volume in the global automotive industry during 2020 and 2021.
M&A financial advisor rankings in the automotive industry
Automotive Technology compares rankings of leading financial advisors to M&A transactions in terms of deal value and volume between 2020 and 2021.
| Advisor Name | 2021 Rank | 2020 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of America | 1 | 3 |
| Morgan Stanley | 2 | 4 |
| The Goldman Sachs Group | 3 | 2 |
| Evercore | 4 | 15 |
| JPMorgan Chase | 5 | 24 |
| Rothschild | 6 | 7 |
| Citigroup | 7 | 9 |
| J.P. Morgan Securities | 8 | 11 |
| UBS Group | 9 | 40 |
| Guggenheim Partners | 10 | 17 |
Automotive Technology compares rankings of leading financial advisors to M&A transactions in terms of deal value and volume between 2020 and 2021.
| Advisor Name | 2021 Rank | 2020 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of America | 1 | 3 |
| Rothschild | 2 | 8 |
| KPMG International Coop | 3 | 11 |
| The Goldman Sachs Group | 4 | 1 |
| JPMorgan Chase | 5 | 17 |
| Evercore | 6 | 12 |
| Morgan Stanley | 7 | 13 |
| Houlihan Lokey | 8 | 9 |
| J.P. Morgan Securities | 9 | 18 |
| Baird Financial Group | 10 | 4 |
M&A legal advisor rankings in the automotive industry
Automotive Technology compares rankings of leading legal advisors to M&A transactions in terms of deal value and volume between 2020 and 2021.
| Advisor Name | 2021 Rank | 2020 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates | 1 | 5 |
| Sullivan & Cromwell | 2 | 2 |
| Jones Day | 3 | 21 |
| Davis Polk & Wardwell | 4 | 4 |
| Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | 5 | 3 |
| White & Case | 6 | 27 |
| Hogan Lovells International | 7 | 36 |
| Herbert Smith Freehills | 8 | 30 |
| Cooley | 9 | 16 |
| Dentons UK and Middle East | 10 | 32 |
Automotive Technology compares rankings of leading legal advisors to M&A transactions in terms of deal value and volume between 2020 and 2021.
| Advisor Name | 2021 Rank | 2020 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkland & Ellis | 1 | 2 |
| Baker & McKenzie | 2 | 3 |
| CMS Legal Services EEIG | 3 | 16 |
| Jones Day | 4 | 8 |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates | 5 | 9 |
| Sullivan & Cromwell | 6 | 5 |
| Dentons UK and Middle East | 7 | 27 |
| White & Case | 8 | 28 |
| Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | 9 | 1 |
| Cooley | 10 | 17 |
M&A deal activity by theme in the automotive industry: Last 12 months (by volume)
Automotive Technology tracks the number of M&A deals by theme in the automotive industry. The following chart lists top ten themes that hold the most number of deals.
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Private equity deals in the automotive industry
Automotive Technology’s deals dashboard provides information on private equity deals data, including deals by region, top legal and financial advisors, and top deals by theme.
Private equity deal activity in the automotive industry by region (Last 12 months)
Automotive Technology tracks private equity deal activity in different regions of the globe over the last 12 months.
Top private equity deals in the automotive industry
The following table lists details of the largest private equity deals by value in the global automotive industry.
| Investor | Target | Deal Date | Value (US$m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo Funds | Tenneco | 23 Feb 2022 | 7,100.0 |
| Brookfield Business Partners | DexKo Global | 05 Jul 2021 | 3,400.0 |
| Daniel Ek | Northvolt | 09 Jun 2021 | 2,750.0 |
| Third Point | Rivian Automotive | 23 Jul 2021 | 2,500.0 |
| Silver Lake Partners | Waymo | 16 Jun 2021 | 2,500.0 |
| Sprint BidCo | Accell Group | 24 Jan 2022 | 1,819.0 |
| SoftBank Vision Fund | GM Cruise | 01 Feb 2022 | 1,350.0 |
| Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund | RoadChef Motorways | 03 Mar 2022 | 1,200.3 |
| STIC Special Situation Fund II | ILJIN Materials | 30 Nov 2021 | 843.1 |
Top private equity investors in the automotive industry (last 12 months)
Automotive Technology’s deals dashboard tracks top private equity investors in the automotive industry over the last 12 months.
| Investor Name | Value (US$m) | No of Deals |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Management & Research | 5,000.0 | 2 |
| Silver Lake Partners | 2,500.0 | 2 |
| KKR | 1,819.0 | 2 |
| BlackRock | 877.3 | 2 |
| Mutares | N/A | 2 |
| Naxicap Partners | N/A | 2 |
| Amundi Private Equity Funds | N/A | 2 |
| BGF Investments | N/A | 2 |
| Advanced Manufacturing Fund | 45.0 | 1 |
| ATAR Capital | N/A | 1 |
Private equity deals advisors in the automotive industry (2021 vs. 2020)
Automotive Technology monitors financial and legal advisors to private equity deals by value and volume in the global automotive industry during 2020 and 2021.
Private equity financial advisor rankings in the automotive industry
Automotive Technology’s deals dashboard compares ranking of leading financial advisors to private equity transactions in terms of value and volume between 2020 and 2021.
| Advisor Name | 2021 Rank | 2020 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferies | 1 | 19 |
| J.P. Morgan Securities | 2 | 18 |
| Credit Suisse Group | 3 | 4 |
| Morgan Stanley | 4 | 5 |
| Bank of America | 5 | 20 |
| BNP Paribas | 6 | 13 |
| Lazard | 7 | 12 |
| Clearwater International | 8 | 24 |
| Houlihan Lokey | 9 | 10 |
| Harris Williams | 10 | 16 |
Automotive Technology’s deals dashboard compares ranking of leading financial advisors to private equity transactions in terms of value and volume between 2020 and 2021.
| Advisor Name | 2021 Rank | 2020 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Houlihan Lokey | 1 | 1 |
| Lazard | 2 | 5 |
| Stifel Financial | 3 | 11 |
| Harris Williams | 4 | 2 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers International | 5 | 6 |
| J.P. Morgan Securities | 6 | 12 |
| Jefferies | 7 | 13 |
| UBS Group | 8 | 14 |
| Bank of America | 9 | 22 |
| Credit Suisse Group | 10 | 23 |
Private equity legal advisor rankings in the automotive industry
Automotive Technology compares ranking of leading legal advisors to private equity transactions in terms of value and volume between 2020 and 2021.
| Advisor Name | 2021 Rank | 2020 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ropes & Gray | 1 | 6 |
| Kirkland & Ellis | 2 | 3 |
| Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison | 3 | 21 |
| Weil, Gotshal & Manges | 4 | 7 |
| Latham & Watkins | 5 | 4 |
| Davis Polk & Wardwell | 6 | 2 |
| Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher | 7 | 20 |
| Willkie Farr & Gallagher | 8 | 12 |
| Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg | 9 | 28 |
| DLA Piper | 10 | 23 |
The deals dashboard compares ranking of leading legal advisors to private equity transactions in terms of value and volume between 2020 and 2021.
| Advisor Name | 2021 Rank | 2020 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkland & Ellis | 1 | 1 |
| Latham & Watkins | 2 | 6 |
| Ropes & Gray | 3 | 2 |
| Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher | 4 | 7 |
| Baker & McKenzie | 5 | 4 |
| Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison | 6 | 8 |
| Winston & Strawn | 7 | 9 |
| CMS Legal Services EEIG | 8 | 10 |
| Weil, Gotshal & Manges | 9 | 11 |
| Simmons & Simmons | 10 | 27 |
Private equity deals by theme in the automotive industry: Last 12 months (by volume)
Automotive Technology tracks the number of private equity deals by theme in the automotive industry. The following chart lists top ten themes that hold the most number of deals in 2021.
Venture financing deals in the automotive industry
Automotive Technology’s provides an overview of venture financing deal activity in the automotive industry around the globe, including deals by region, top venture financing deals and capital investors.
Venture financing deal activity in the automotive industry by region (Last 12 months)
Automotive Technology tracks venture financing deals recorded in the automotive industry in different regions of the globe in the last 12-month period.
Top ten venture financing deals in the automotive industry
The following table lists the top ten venture financing deals by value in the global automotive industry.
| Investor | Target | Deal Date | Value (US$m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathay Capital | GTA Semiconductor | 30 Nov 2021 | 1,260.0 |
| Hans Laser Technology | SVOLT Energy Technology Europe | 13 Dec 2021 | 941.7 |
| Undisclosed | Changan New Energy Automobile | 25 Jan 2022 | 785.7 |
| Fidelity Management Research | Bolt Technology | 11 Jan 2022 | 711.4 |
| Tiger Global Management | Uvi Tech Sapi De Cv | 22 Sep 2021 | 700.0 |
| Undisclosed | Zhejiang Zero Run Technology | 18 Aug 2021 | 693.0 |
| BlackRock | Relativity Space | 08 Jun 2021 | 650.0 |
| Tiger Global Management | Nuro | 02 Nov 2021 | 600.0 |
| Boyu Investment | Jikrypton Intelligent Technology | 27 Aug 2021 | 500.0 |
| Sequoia China Fund | Xiaopeng Huitian | 19 Oct 2021 | 500.0 |
Top venture capital investors in the automotive industry (Last 12 months)
Automotive Technology’s deals dashboard tracks top venture capital investors in the automotive industry over the last 12 months.
| Investor Name | Value (US$m) | No of Deals |
|---|---|---|
| IDG Capital | 2,555.6 | 11 |
| Tiger Global Management | 2,580.0 | 9 |
| BMW i Ventures | 272.7 | 7 |
| NIO Capital | 400.0 | 6 |
| General Catalyst Partners | 1,111.8 | 5 |
| Hillhouse Ventures | 578.4 | 5 |
| FJ Labs | 238.2 | 5 |
| Blume Ventures | 28.5 | 5 |
| Venture Catalysts Private | 21.0 | 5 |
| Andreessen Horowitz | 205.0 | 4 |
Venture financing deal activity by theme in the automotive industry: Last 12 months (by volume)
Automotive Technology tracks the number of venture financing deals by theme in the global automotive industry. The following chart lists top ten themes that hold the most number of deals in 2021.
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