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Berkery Noyes just issued a white paper entitled “Payments 2013: The Evolving M&A Landscape.” Payments M&A volume improved 45 percent on a year to-year basis. Five notable factors in particular are shaping the M&A landscape for payments companies: the proliferation of big data, ongoing adoption of electronic bill presentment & payment (EBPP) solutions, the growing… View Article

Berkery Noyes has made available its Private Equity M&A Report for Full Year 2012. It features transactions completed by financially sponsored acquirers within the Information Industry, including purchases by subsidiaries or platforms of private equity firms. M&A activity improved 13 percent over the past twelve months and 34 percent relative to 2010. In contrast, transaction… View Article

Berkery Noyes has released its Information Industry M&A Report for Full Year 2012. It features companies in the Media and Marketing, Software, and Online and Mobile Industries. The Information Industry experienced a three percent uptick in volume since 2011, from 3,317 to 3,412 transactions. Although transaction volume improved slightly over the past twelve months, the overall… View Article

Berkery Noyes has issued its Education Industry M&A Report for Full Year 2012. According to the firm’s latest research, transaction volume remained nearly constant on a year-to-year basis. However, aggregate transaction value fell 44 percent, from $11.93 billion in 2011 to $6.66 billion in 2012. The median revenue multiple between 2011 and 2012 stayed the same… View Article

Berkery Noyes’ report covering M&A in the Financial Technology and Information Industry for Full Year 2012 has been released. Transaction volume underwent a seven percent increase over the past twelve months, from 282 transactions in 2011 to 302 transactions in 2012. Moreover, transaction value rose from $19.84 billion to $30.23 billion, an increase of 52 percent. IntercontinentalExchange’s… View Article