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Byju’s, Tencent most active TMT firms in M&A mkt during 2021: Study

SportzPower Team
Mar 29, 2022 13:03

LONDON: Think and Learn (Byju’s) and Tencent have emerged as the most active media and telecom (TMT) companies across the global merger and acquisition (M&A) market during 2021.  

They acquired six and four TMT companies (in deals with a disclosed value ≥ $50m), respectively, reveals GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

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