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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
AN OVERVIEW OF M&A IN THE HEALTHCARE IT SECTOR
Berkery Noyes’ latest white paper covers some of the factors influencing M&A activity in the Healthcare Information and Technology (“HIT”) sector. Healthcare IT has remained a bright spot in the macro M&A market. For instance, transaction volume improved 11% from the beginning of 2011 through the end of 2012. Deal value increased 30%, totaling approximately… View Article