ONLINE & MOBILE VOLUME LED BY DEALS IN THE SAAS & CLOUD SEGMENT

Berkery Noyes’ Online and Mobile report for Q1 2015 showed that deal volume saw a four percent uptick. This was its third straight quarterly increase. Total transaction value gained 15 percent over the past three months, from $22.6 billion to $26.1 billion. SaaS & Cloud volume increased for the fifth consecutive quarter with a 17… View Article

SOFTWARE M&A VALUE LIFTED BY DEALS IN THE FINANCE VERTICAL

According to Berkery Noyes’ Software report for Q1 2015, transaction volume experienced a slight uptick on a quarter-to-quarter basis, with a total of 464 deals. Overall value rose 21 percent, from $18.7 billion to $22.6 billion. The number of deals throughout the past five quarters reached its peak in Q2 2014, whereas aggregate value reached… View Article

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