Tech M&A

Features and expert comment on the latest technology sector fundraising, finance and merger moves, covering IPOs, M&A transactions, Private Equity and Venture Capital activity, and investor profiles.

Angel investor vs VC: which should your tech start-up pitch to?

Start-up scene / 2 September 2020 / As a venture capital (VC) investor in tech startups, I’m often asked by new founders [...]

The hidden dangers of data in the M&A process

Cybersecurity / 24 August 2020 / There’s no denying that mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are big business. According to Government statistics, [...]

Diversity

Top global VCs demystify unconscious bias in venture capital and corporate innovation

9 June 2020 / Since the coronavirus outbreak, multiple concerns about the pandemic deepening social and economic inequalities have [...]

PE & VC

Urban life innovations post-lockdown: Top VCs on the cities of tomorrow

13 May 2020 / As the UK prepares for the next phase of lockdown, leading venture capital investors and [...]

Major Contracts

What does a merger between Virgin Media and O2 mean for UK telecoms?

7 May 2020 / The deal between Virgin Media and O2 is expected to be completed in the middle [...]

Business Skills

Leading VCs discuss the future of innovation in a post Covid-19 world

28 April 2020 / Days after the announcement of UK’s Future Fund, a few of the most prominent VC [...]

M&A

Signicat acquires Connectis to create stronger digital identity platform

2 April 2020 / The move will accelerate Nordic company Signicat’s share of the identity verification market, a market [...]

M&A

Fincons Group acquires Mondadori IT unit to bolster role in publishing

23 March 2020 / The acquisition will further bolster the delivery services offered by Fincons Group in the publishing [...]

M&A

BMC will acquire Compuware to bring the mainframe into the mainstream

2 March 2020 / BMC, a KKR portfolio company and IT solutions provider for the digital enterprise, has today [...]

M&A

Global software sector has seen a surge in M&A deals

6 December 2019 / The volume of M&A deals in the global software sector has soared to its highest [...]

M&A

UK technology industry M&A deals total $280.18 million in September 2019

7 November 2019 / The number of UK technology M&A deals totalled $280.18 million in September 2019 — this [...]

M&A

What will it take for Google’s acquisition of Fitbit to be a success?

4 November 2019 / Google and Fitbit: a match made in heaven? Not without an integration strategy. Google’s $2.1 [...]

M&A

Accenture acquires Parker Fitzgerald to enhance finance and risk capabilities

20 August 2019 / Accenture has acquired Parker Fitzgerald, a strategic advisor and consulting partner to leading global financial [...]

PE & VC

IQ Capital raises over $300 million to invest in UK deep tech

16 July 2019 / Deep tech venture capital firm, IQ Capital, has launched a new $125 million Growth Opportunities [...]

M&A

Study reveals cyber security concerns on the rise amid M&A Activity

25 June 2019 / According to a survey by Forescout, the cyber security firm, 53% of respondents said their [...]

M&A

The acquisition of Tableau by Salesforce: industry insights

11 June 2019 / Last week Google bought analytics startup Looker for $2.6 billion. This week, Salesforce has followed [...]

Governance, Risk and Compliance

Digital M&A in an era of increased regulatory scrutiny

7 June 2019 / Big data is big business — now more than ever before. Approximately 80% of the [...]

EMEA

UK tech experiences record first half $4.8BN venture capital investment in 2019

4 June 2019 / A new database from Tech Nation, the leading scale up network for entrepreneurs, and Dealroom [...]

M&A

Calabrio’s acquisition of Teleopti — a new standard for CX intelligence?

3 June 2019 / Calabrio has announced that it has acquired Teleopti, a workforce management software provider headquartered in [...]

M&A

Kaseya acquires ID Agent to strengthen IT security suite

7 May 2019 / Kaseya, the provider of IT infrastructure management solutions for both external service providers (MSPs) and [...]

M&A

Accenture plans to acquire Google Cloud service provider, Cirruseo

10 April 2019 / Accenture has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire Cirruseo, a pure-play Google Cloud services provider [...]

M&A

Advanced accelerates growth plans with acquisition of Kirona

8 April 2019 / Advanced has acquired Livingbridge-backed specialist workforce management and resource scheduling software company, Kirona. The company [...]

M&A

Industry 4.0 shifting from buzzword to reality

21 March 2019 / The latest M&A market report from international technology mergers and acquisitions advisor, Hampleton Partners, sheds [...]

M&A

NVIDIA to acquire Mellanox for $6.9bn

12 March 2019 / NVIDIA and Mellanox have reached a definitive agreement under which NVIDIA will acquire Mellanox. Pursuant [...]

M&A

Cognizant acquires Meritsoft — the FinTech innovator in post-trade processing

6 March 2019 / Cognizant has announced that it has acquired Meritsoft, a privately-held financial software company based in [...]

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