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FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY DEAL VOLUME CONTINUES TO TREND UPWARD
Berkery Noyes has issued its Financial Technology and Information report for full year 2013. Transaction volume experienced a ten percent increase over the past year, with a total of 341 deals in 2013. This was the peak for volume during the three years covered in the report when examined on an annual basis. Aggregate deal… View Article
INFORMATION INDUSTRY M&A VOLUME STAYS CONSISTENT IN 2013
Berkery Noyes’ latest research showed that the Information Industry’s median revenue multiple increased from 1.8x in 2012 to 2.1x in 2013, while the median EBITDA multiple moved slightly from 9.9x to 10.3x. There was a two percent uptick in deal volume, with a total of 3,613 transactions in 2013. Deal value in the Information Industry… View Article
MEDIA & MARKETING DEAL VOLUME STAYS CONSTANT AS VALUE SOARS
Berkery Noyes has issued its Media & Marketing report for full year 2013. The firm’s research showed that deal volume remained nearly constant on a year-to-year basis. However, this represented a six percent rise compared to 2011. Strategic acquirers accounted for 91 percent of the industry’s deal volume in 2013, an increase of five percent… View Article
M&A ACTIVITY IN THE SOFTWARE INDUSTRY HOLDS STEADY
Berkery Noyes has released its Software report for full year 2013. Deal volume experienced a two percent uptick, with a total of 1,598 transactions in 2013. Aggregate value rose 31 percent, from $67.23 billion to $88.22 billion. The median revenue multiple increased from 2.1x to 2.4x, while the median EBITDA multiple moved slightly from 11.3x… View Article
PRIVATE EQUITY DEAL VOLUME EXPERIENCES A NOTICEABLE IMPROVEMENT
Berkery Noyes’ Private Equity report for third quarter 2013, which covers the Information Industry, revealed an 18 percent increase in financially sponsored transaction volume. The number of deals between private equity firms rebounded sharply in third quarter 2013 as well. After falling 50 percent between first and second quarter 2013, secondary buyout volume improved almost… View Article