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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

There continues to be a strong level of acquisition activity involving social media marketing companies. Berkery Noyes previously discussed some notable transactions in the space that have already occurred in 2012. Oracle and Google, two acquirers from the first half of 2012, each made a related acquisition in July as well. First, Oracle announced its acquisition of… View Article

Berkery Noyes’ first half 2012 mergers and acquisitions (M&A) report for Private Equity in the Information Industry showed that total volume increased two percent. Vista Equity Partners and Hellman & Friedman each had seven Information Industry transactions in first half 2012, making them the most acquisitive private equity firms by volume. Total value decreased eight… View Article

Berkery Noyes has issued its first half 2012 trend report covering mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the Financial Technology Industry. The Payments segment experienced a 30 percent volume increase compared to first half 2011. The most active associated buyer during the last two and a half years was VeriFone, a provider of point-of-sale electronic payments… View Article

Berkery Noyes recently released its first half 2012 trend report Online and Mobile Industry. Large Online & Mobile companies – notably Groupon, Facebook, and Google – were active acquirers in first half 2012. Of these three, Groupon was the most acquisitive with eight transactions. Facebook was close behind with seven acquisitions, whereas Google had five.  M&A volume… View Article