This year, merger and acquisition activity in the US tech industry rebounded to its highest level since 2021, driven by huge investment in artificial intelligence and more deals brokered under a presidential administration that is more friendly to mergers and acquisitions. According to statistics, the total value of mergers and acquisitions in the technology industry reached 543 billion US dollars, which is more than the sum of the past two years. Goldman Sachs and Qatalyst became the leaders in this year's rankings, with both institutions earning more than $400 million in merger and acquisition expenses. Some big acquisitions easily passed approval, such as Google's $32 billion acquisition of cybersecurity startup Wiz. Palo Alto Networks proposed a $25 billion deal to acquire CyberArk in July, and also obtained an early antitrust license in September. Even if regulators try to prevent the merger, the deal is likely to be approved as long as the company is willing to reach a settlement with a competitor by selling part of its business. For example, the US Department of Justice sued in January to prevent Benefit from buying Juniper Networks for $14 billion. HPE then agreed to sell a small portion of its business to reach a settlement, and the deal was finalized in July of this year.

This year, merger and acquisition activity in the US tech industry rebounded to its highest level since 2021, driven by huge investment in artificial intelligence and more deals brokered under a presidential administration that is more friendly to mergers and acquisitions. According to statistics, the total value of mergers and acquisitions in the technology industry reached 543 billion US dollars, which is more than the sum of the past two years. Goldman Sachs and Qatalyst became the leaders in this year's rankings, with both institutions earning more than $400 million in merger and acquisition expenses. Some big acquisitions easily passed approval, such as Google's $32 billion acquisition of cybersecurity startup Wiz. Palo Alto Networks proposed a $25 billion deal to acquire CyberArk in July, and also obtained an early antitrust license in September. Even if regulators try to prevent the merger, the deal is likely to be approved as long as the company is willing to reach a settlement with a competitor by selling part of its business. For example, the US Department of Justice sued in January to prevent Benefit from buying Juniper Networks for $14 billion. HPE then agreed to sell a small portion of its business to reach a settlement, and the deal was finalized in July of this year.