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A total of $1.74 billion worth of M&A deals were announced in the US metals & mining industry during Q4 2020, according to GlobalData’s database.
This value marked a decrease of 50.1% over the previous quarter and a drop of 32.6% when compared with the last four-quarter average of $2.58 billion.
The US held a 9.2% share of the global metals & mining industry M&A deal value, which reached $18.94 billion in Q4 2020.
In terms of deal activity, the US recorded 44 deals during Q4 2020, marking a drop of 15.4% over the previous quarter and a rise of 10% over the last four-quarter average.
The top five US metals & mining industry deals accounted for 98.3% of the overall value during Q4 2020. The combined value of these deals stood at $1.71 billion, against the overall value of $1.74 billion recorded for the month.
The top five metals & mining industry deals of Q4 2020 tracked by GlobalData were:
