A cheat sheet of startup and tech M&As in South-east Asia

SINCE 2006, Tech in Asia (TIA) - now a part of SPH Media - has been keeping tabs on South-east Asia’s mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in its startup and tech landscape. As landmark purchases and M&A deal counts soar to new heights, we’ve put together this piece to help you keep track of the latest trends and milestones.

Starting with a broad overview of M&A activity in South-east Asia, here’s how the overall deal count and deal size in the region have changed over time.

The mean and median deal sizes also reveal trends in the distribution of M&A deals sizes in the region over time.

While most of South-east Asia’s M&A check sizes remain small, deals are made across an increasingly diverse range of industries. Below are the top five verticals that have seen the most M&A activity.

In terms of M&As by country, here’s how regional players are shaping up against each other.

Diving deeper, here are the region’s top 10 acquirers to date.

Here’s a complete view of all M&A deals in our database. Use the table below to sort the data by column, or key in a search query to find a specific acquiree or acquirer.

The charts in this article are automatically updated daily with the latest data from TIA’s database.

For more on how TIA analyse data, feel free to read up on their research methodology. If you notice any missing or incorrect data, you can reach out to them at research@techinasia.com.

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