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There’s been a lot of discussion lately about Facebook’s announced acquisition of Instagram for $1 billion. The product nature of the deal was similar to AOL’s acquisition of Hipster, an iOS and Android photo sharing app, for an undisclosed sum.  What’s not as obvious is that some smaller photo sharing transactions have been occurring as well. For instance, Shutterfly,… View Article

There have been quite a few patent deals in the technology sector as of late. Facebook purchased 750 patents from IBM in March, and the company announced last week that it was acquiring approximately 650 patents from Microsoft for $550 million. Just last month, AOL sold 800 patents to Microsoft for $1 billion. Microsoft, since… View Article

There have been six automobile deals within the Information Industry thus far in 2012. For comparative purposes, there were only two such transactions in the fourth quarter of 2011. A few weeks ago, Epicor Software Corporation acquired Internet AutoParts. This transaction has positioned Epicor as a leader in B2B and e-commerce solutions for the automobile aftermarket…. View Article

Berkery Noyes has released its Software Industry M&A trends report for the first quarter. Within the niche software classification, which is software designed to be used by specific vertical industries, software targeted to financial firms was one of the most active segments. The largest related deal for the quarter was Vista Equity Partners’ announced acquisition of Misys, a… View Article

Berkery Noyes has released its Information Industry M&A trends report for the first quarter. The report is defined by Berkery Noyes as covering all Media and Marketing, Software, and Online and Mobile companies. According to James Berkery, Chief Information Officer at Berkery Noyes, “there is a market need for software solutions that are capable of deconstructing… View Article