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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China ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Government Agencies ,
Investment ,
Mergers ,
National Security ,
Private Equity ,
Ransomware ,
Regulatory Requirements
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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Buyers ,
Capital Markets ,
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
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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CFIUS ,
Domestic Dealmaking ,
Healthcare ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Private Equity ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)
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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Antitrust Division ,
Biden Administration ,
Digital Health ,
Domestic Dealmaking ,
Global Dealmaking ,
Healthcare ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
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
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