PRIVATE EQUITY M&A VOLUME IMPROVES ACROSS THE INFORMATION INDUSTRY

Berkery Noyes’ Private Equity report for full year 2014 report showed that acquisitions in the Information Industry increased 22 percent. Total transaction value gained 20 percent on a year-to-year basis, from $42.94 billion to $51.50 billion. Regarding valuations, the median revenue multiple remained constant at 2.1x, while the median EBITDA multiple improved from 12.0x in to… View Article

TRANSACTION VALUE EXPERIENCES STRONG GAINS IN THE INFORMATION INDUSTRY

According to Berkery Noyes’ Information report for full year 2014, there was an eight percent increase in deal volume, with a total of 3,954 transactions over the past year. Deal value in the Information Industry gained 38 percent on a year-to-year basis, from $162.54 billion to $224.44 billion. The industry’s median revenue multiple saw an… View Article

EDUCATION VOLUME, VALUE, AND VALUATIONS SHOW A ROBUST INCREASE IN 2014

According to Berkery Noyes’ Education report for full year 2014, transaction volume improved nine percent on a year-to-year basis. Aggregate value rose 25 percent, from $9.12 billion to $11.40 billion. The median revenue multiple increased from 1.5x to 2.4x, while the median EBITDA multiple remained nearly constant at 11.1x. There was also a 34 percent… View Article

MAJOR DEAL ACTIVITY IN THE PAYMENTS SEGMENT LEADS TO AN ACTIVE 2014

Berkery Noyes’ Financial Technology report for full year 2014 revealed that transaction volume experienced an eight percent rise over the past year. Meanwhile, there was a 19 percent increase in the number of deals backed by financial sponsors, from 62 to 74 transactions. Aggregate value increased from $27.37 billion to $28.66 billion, a five percent… View Article

MEDIA AND MARKETING DEAL VOLUME REMAINS CONSTANT AS VALUE RISES

Berkery Noyes’ Media and Marketing report for full year 2014 showed that deal volume remained nearly constant on a year-to-year basis. The number of private equity backed transactions increased 35 percent, from 156 to 211 deals. Aggregate deal value gained 22 percent, from $75.22 billion in 2013 to $91.45 billion in 2014. In terms of… View Article