Discover what’s behind the 67% rise in global digital infra M&A value this year
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Global digital infrastructure remained resilient in H1 2026, with larger M&A transactions driving record deal values and debt financing accelerating across all regions.
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Key highlights:
Global M&A held steady on volume, surged on value – 345 deals (+6% YoY) worth US$189bn (+67% YoY), with average global deal value at US$1.6bn.
Datacentres dominated deal count; Telecoms overweighted on value – Datacentres captured 56% of deals and 67% of value; Telecoms delivered 25% of value from just 17% of deals.
USA leads globally – Americas took 50% of M&A volume and 71% of value; the USA alone closed 154 deals (45% of volume) worth US$125.8bn.
Pipeline signals a more balanced H2 – 225 deals worth US$211bn, with Americas, Europe and APAC each converging on roughly a third of value – driven by strong APAC pipeline.
Global Debt outpaced M&A – 216 deals worth US$266.5bn, up 47% YoY by volume and 106% YoY by value. Current pipeline has over US$230bh of debt deals in market.
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