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HIGH PROFILE ED-TECH DEALS ABOUND IN THE K-12 AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING MARKETS
Berkery Noyes’ third quarter 2014 Education report showed that the number of deals year-to-date saw a slight three percent decline compared to the corresponding timeframe in 2013. The largest quarterly increase occurred between fourth quarter 2013 and first quarter 2014, from 73 to 84 deals. Transaction value gained 35 percent on a year-over-year basis, totaling… View Article
FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY DEAL VALUE LIFTED BY THE PAYMENTS SECTOR
Berkery Noyes has issued its third quarter 2014 Financial Technology report. Transaction volume remained nearly constant over the past three months. However, aggregate deal value almost doubled, from $5.3 billion to $10.0 billion. This was also the peak for value throughout the past year-and-a-half on a quarterly basis. In terms of valuations, the median revenue… View Article
MARKETING VOLUME RISES ON A YEAR-OVER-YEAR BASIS
Berkery Noyes’ third quarter Media and Marketing report showed that deal volume declined 11 percent between second and third quarter 2014. When compared to the first three quarters of 2013, the number of transactions year-to-date underwent a more modest three percent decrease. Total value gained eight percent on a quarterly basis, from $22.7 billion to… View Article
INTERNET OF THINGS HELPS DRIVE SOFTWARE M&A ACTIVITY
According to the Berkery Noyes’ third quarter Software report, transaction volume declined 12 percent over the prior quarter, from 496 to 437 deals. This followed a 16 percent increase from first to second quarter 2014, which was the industry’s peak for volume throughout the past seven quarters. The number of deals year-to-date also rose 15… View Article
TRANSACTION VOLUME MAKES GAINS THROUGHOUT THE INFORMATION INDUSTRY
Berkery Noyes’ Information report for first half 2014 revealed that total transaction volume rose by four percent since second half 2013. Aggregate value increased 23 percent, from $94.80 billion to $116.92 billion. This also represented a 15 percent rise in volume and a 73 percent gain in value relative to first half 2013. Of note,… View Article