HEALTHCARE IT CONTINUES TO DRIVE DEAL VOLUME

Berkery Noyes has issued its Healthcare/Pharma Information and Technology report for half year 2013. According to the firm’s research, deal volume decreased 16 percent since second half 2012. However, the number of deals was close to the industry’s historical average for 2011 when examined on a half year basis. The median revenue multiple over the… View Article

M&A ACTIVITY RAPIDLY RISING IN THE INSURANCE SEGMENT OF THE FINTECH INDUSTRY

Berkery Noyes has released its Financial Technology report for half year 2013. Deal volume underwent an eight percent decrease in first half 2013. Transaction value fell 42 percent over the past six months, from $18.99 billion to $10.95 billion. Both volume and value throughout the past two-and-a-half years reached their respective peaks in second half… View Article

DEAL ACTIVITY REMAINS STEADY IN THE INFORMATION INDUSTRY

According to Berkery Noyes latest research, M&A volume in the Information Industry decreased by less than one percent since second half 2012, from 1,695 to 1,683 transactions. Deal value declined 27 percent, from $89.20 billion in second half 2012 to $64.71 billion in first half 2013.  The peak for transaction volume during the past two-and-a-half years… View Article

TRANSACTION VOLUME IN THE ONLINE AND MOBILE INDUSTRY SHOWS SIGNS OF STRENGTH

Berkery Noyes’ Online and Mobile report for half year 2013 showed an uptick in transaction activity. Deal volume increased seven percent relative to the prior half year period, from 953 to 1,015 transactions. However, value decreased 29 percent, from $32.54 billion in second half 2012 to $23.16 billion in first half 2013. SaaS & Cloud… View Article

PRIVATE EQUITY DEAL VALUE IS RISING IN THE SOFTWARE INDUSTRY

Berkery Noyes has released its Software Industry M&A report for half year 2013. Transaction volume decreased three percent over the past six months. Deal value remained flat, totaling $29.56 billion year-to-date. The median revenue multiple moved slightly from 2.1x to 2.0x, while the median EBITDA multiple increased from 10.4x to 12.5x. Financial sponsors in the… View Article