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
Investors are ramping up AI-related M&A to secure cutting-edge capabilities and market-beating returns, but high valuations and open-source disruption are forcing a rethink on deal strategy -
Global M&A saw a year-on-year...more
3/3/2025
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment ,
Life Sciences ,
Machine Learning ,
Mergers ,
Popular ,
Private Equity ,
Technology Sector
The EV industry is facing multiple headwinds in 2024 including consumer pullback, but future dealmaking prospects look solid as buyers seek to safeguard future growth, with China leading the way -
Dealmaking in the global...more
10/30/2024
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Automotive Industry ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Global Market ,
Infrastructure ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Popular ,
Supply Chain
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
Tech valuations fell through the second half 2022 and M&A in the sector shifted gears producing a rise in lower-value deals, particularly among private equity (PE) firms. That trend continued in Q1 2023
For the past two...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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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
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
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