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MEDIAN MULTIPLES ON THE RISE, DESPITE TEMPORARY DOWNTICK IN TRANSACTION VOLUME
Berkery Noyes has unveiled its Information Industry report for third quarter 2012, which covers mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the Media and Marketing, Software, and Online and Mobile Industries. The Information Industry underwent a 10 percent decline in transaction volume during the last three months, while transaction value increased 14 percent. At the same time,… View Article
EDUCATION INDUSTRY TRANSACTION VOLUME STAYS CONSTANT
Berkery Noyes has issued its third quarter 2012 report for the Education Industry. Transaction volume increased two percent during the last three months. However, deal value in the industry, due to the absence of any transactions totaling over $100 million in third quarter 2012, declined 39 percent compared to the previous quarter. Several of the largest transactions… View Article
M&A IN THE FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY HOLDS STEADY, WITH A GREATER NUMBER OF SMALL AND MID-SIZED DEALS
Berkery Noyes has released its third quarter 2012 report for the Financial Technology and Information Industry. Total volume remained constant over the last three months. However, total transaction value fell 55 percent during the last three months, from $7.7 billion to $3.5 billion. The Banking segment had the largest quarterly increase in transaction volume within… View Article
SOFTWARE INDUSTRY GROWTH AREAS INCLUDE DEVELOPMENT TOOLS AND VIRTUALIZATION
Berkery Noyes has released its Software Industry merger and acquisition (M&A) report for third quarter 2012. Total transaction volume decreased 11 percent over the prior quarter, from 411 to 364. Aggregate transaction value declined 35 percent, totaling $13.9 billion. It should be noted that there was a similar drop in transaction volume and value for… View Article
THE PROMINENCE OF SOCIAL GRAPHING
The term “social graph” is often used to depict people’s relationships and connections. Such data is spread throughout the web and not centralized in one location. Since many consumers have a desire to instantaneously share opinions and recommendations, companies that analyze online social engagement have the potential to significantly impact the existing market landscape. For… View Article