Brexit breaks Q2’s tech M&A rebound
Contact: Brenon Daly For the first two months of the just-completed second quarter, tech dealmakers went about their business at the same sedate pace they had all year. Then came the June boom....
View ArticleIn latest infosec consolidation, Avast + AVG = AV(G)ast
by Brenon Daly Reversing the flow of typical consolidation moves, privately held Avast Software said it will pay $1.3bn to remove fellow antivirus (AV) vendor AVG Technologies from the NYSE. In...
View ArticleNo longer dour in Davos
Contact: Brenon Daly As the World Economic Forum opens its doors today, we expect even more backslapping and bonhomie than usual among the business leaders, politicians and other TED-types that flock...
View ArticleWhen England sneezes, Europe catches a cold
by Brenon Daly As Europe fractures politically, it is slowing economically. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently forecast that Europe would post the lowest growth of any major region of the...
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Future farmers of Europe
by Michael Hill Europe is leading the agricultural technology revolution as IoT and other emerging technologies transform large-scale agricultural operations into connected farms. A combination of...
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A valuation gap across the Atlantic
by Brenon Daly Europe’s underdeveloped venture industry, combined with its slowing economic activity overall, is turning the Continent into a bargain market for tech M&A. Over the past half-decade,...
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PE’s UK holiday
by Scott Denne Amid the uncertainty surrounding Brexit, private equity (PE) firms are slowing their activity in the UK for the first time in five years. With an October deadline on the horizon and...
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Europe’s increasingly global M&A ambitions
by Brenon Daly As economic growth slows across Western Europe, tech acquirers there are increasingly looking to do deals outside their home market. The 451 Research M&A KnowledgeBase indicates 2019...
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Unspent euros
by Brenon Daly The synchronized growth that characterized the world’s economy in recent years has broken down. Individual protectionism has replaced broad cooperation. The fallout from this shift to...
View ArticleBattered by Brexit
by Brenon Daly Despite EU and UK leaders agreeing to terms on the country’s departure from the larger political and economic body, there’s still no actual Brexit. A weekend vote on the accord now looms...
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