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TRANSACTION ACTIVITY IN THE B2B INFORMATION SEGMENT UNDERGOING A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE
According to Berkery Noyes’ Media and Marketing report for Q1 2017, industry deal volume underwent a two percent uptick over the past three months. Aggregate value fell from $145 billion to $15.8 billion. Of note, two of the industry’s top three highest value acquisitions last year occurred in Q4 2016. This included AT&T’s announced acquisition… View Article
FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY DEAL VALUE DRIVEN BY THE CAPITAL MARKETS SEGMENT
Berkery Noyes’ Financial Technology report for full year 2016 showed that transaction volume remained about constant on a year-to-year basis. Aggregate value decreased 26 percent, from $65.29 billion to $48.41 billion. Relative to 2014, volume improved 15 percent and value gained 72 percent. M&A volume in the Capital Markets segment, after rising 43 percent in… View Article
E-COMMERCE TRANSACTION VOLUME RISES IN THE ONLINE & MOBILE INDUSTRY
According to Berkery Noyes’ Online and Mobile report for full year 2016, volume saw a one percent uptick on a year-to-year basis, totaling 2,874 transactions in 2016. Aggregate deal value gained 12 percent, from $157.99 billion to $177.35 billion. The number of acquisitions in the consumer mobile application subsector remained about constant from 2015 to… View Article
TRANSACTION VALUE SURGES IN THE MEDIA & MARKETING INDUSTRY
Berkery Noyes’ Media and Marketing report for full year 2016 showed that deal volume declined five percent on a year-to-year basis. Aggregate value more than doubled, from $105.67 billion to $272.17 billion. The rise in value was due in major part to AT&T’s announced acquisition of Time Warner for $105.27 billion, or $85.4 billion if net… View Article
VALUATIONS IN THE SOFTWARE INDUSTRY SHOW ONGOING SIGNS OF STRENGTH
According to Berkery Noyes Software report for full year 2016, deal volume remained about constant on a yearly basis, with a total of 2,064 transactions in 2016. Overall value declined 28 percent, from $214.01 billion to $153.28 billion. However, if the $67.48 billion Dell-EMC acquisition in 2015 is excluded, value decreased five percent. Aggregate value… View Article