The persistence and evolution of cybercrime across the US is reshaping M&A in the cybersecurity sector. Driven by escalating threats, increasing costs and liability to businesses, and a growing and more defined regulatory...more
6/25/2025
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Dealmaking makes a comeback as tech giants battle for dominance in artificial intelligence -
Dealmakers in the technology sector have battled headwinds over the past few years. Global deal value sank to US$456.6 billion in...more
For most large companies, a frictionless flow of information and the ability to transfer customer data, employee files, financial records and other information around the world quickly and cost-effectively is a critical...more
3/22/2023
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Board of Directors ,
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data Transfers ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Technology ,
UK
The consumer and retail industry has experienced a rapid growth in the use of new technologies, as both online businesses and brick-and-mortar sellers converge into multi-channel players and compete for customers and for...more
3/21/2023
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Consumers ,
Cybersecurity ,
Global Market ,
Internet Retailers ,
Investment ,
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Online Marketplace ,
Popular ,
Retail Market ,
Sellers ,
Technology Sector
Sustainable energy companies from renewable natural gas to renewable methane are being bought up by oil & gas super-majors, whose balance sheets have expanded thanks to the surging price of energy and fossil fuels in the past...more
Technology continued to drive M&A activity in 2022 despite the odds being stacked against the sector -
Although the record-breaking deal activity of 2021 spilled over into 2022, headwinds in the first quarter developed...more
Although the record-breaking deal activity of 2021 spilled over into 2022, headwinds in the first quarter developed into a significant slowdown during the rest of 2022, with an expectation of continued slowness as we enter...more
1/30/2023
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CFIUS ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Domestic Dealmaking ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Global Dealmaking ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Private Equity ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Real Estate Market ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sellers ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
Technology
Dealmaking activity in the US healthcare sector was robust in H1 2022 in the face of various macroeconomic headwinds. There were US$92.4 billion worth of deals announced in H1 2022. This was a 51 percent decrease from a...more
The technology sector continued to be the driving force behind US dealmaking in H1 2022. A total of 1,299 deals valued at US$415.4 billion took place in the US tech sector in H1 2022, maintaining tech's status as the most...more
Private equity's secret sauce has long been its knack for operationally transforming businesses. The name of the game is growing market share, revenues and profits before selling upgraded companies for a higher multiple than...more
Despite the absence of megadeals, M&A in the sector climbed from 2020 levels thanks in part to strong PE and SPAC activity -
Healthcare and pharmaceutical deals continued at a robust pace through 2021, registering the...more
2/3/2022
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Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)
The technology sector continued its record-breaking path through 2021 as digitalization picked up pace. M&A value in 2020 was already strong—it reached US$339 billion, the highest-ever annual value for the sector at that...more
Pandemic-derived supply chain issues unlock investment opportunities -
Pent-up demand for M&A deals has been unleashed to deliver the busiest first three quarters of a year for investment banks on Mergermarket record...more
PE investors stand ready to fund spinoffs of non-core assets as companies refocus for the recovery -
Last spring, Dell spun off its cloud computing business, VMWare, in a deal valued at nearly US$63 billion, with the equity...more
Technology M&A activity is thriving in 2021 as dealmakers continue to turn to the sector in search of assets with high-quality earnings and growth prospects -
Technology deal volume and value surged through the first half...more
7/30/2021
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Digital Health ,
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Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
Technology Sector
Dependable recurring income from digital music rights is attracting major investment from PE funds -
Streaming has made song rights one of the most compelling emerging asset classes going....more
While not unscathed by the ongoing pandemic, software deals are proving to be resilient to the effects of lockdown...
The performance of software M&A in 2020 is indicative of a sector insulated from the worst effects of a...more
Digital drives deals in every sector, ensuring tech is a primary focus of M&A across the board—even as data challenges multiply.
Some say every deal is a tech deal now. Not quite, but the point is well taken. Respondents to...more
Technology continued to be among the most active subsectors for US M&A in 2019, with 1,138 deals announced worth a total of US$206 billion. This represents a marginal decrease of 3 percent in volume and 7 percent in value...more
Tech M&A has remained strong in 2019, registering only a moderate decline against a much sharper fall in global M&A.
The first three quarters of 2019 registered US$267.6 billion worth of deals in the tech sector globally,...more
H1 2019 has seen deal value continue to climb in technology M&A, as digital disruption overtakes segments of the market such as fintech and Big Data....more
Due diligence considerations with respect to licensing data and acquiring data-dependent businesses.
In the relentless pursuit of the competitive advantages that arise from efficiency and speed, companies are increasingly...more
Tech M&A value increased 89 percent to US$217.2 billion in 2018, year-on-year. This was a result of an increase in large deals, as volume increased only 2 percent to 1,068 deals during the same period. There have been a...more