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Archive for Author: Ken Marlin

Mar 16, 2017

March Madness, politics, war, spring blizzards, the economy and m&a for mid-market tech companies – it’s all going strong. Our March 2017 Market Update

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Dear Clients and Friends, Our latest report on the m&a trends, transactions and values in the dozen+ sectors of the information technology universe that we follow and sometimes lead can be found here. It’s the middle of March. The groundhog promised us that spring would soon be in the air. (Pay no attention to the blizzard raging as I write this. He’ll be right – eventually.) The bull market is 9-years on and still going strong; and so are four wars in the Middle East. No end in sight for any of it. Interest rates and oil prices are still…

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Mar 2, 2017

Big Data and Data Analytics. Can m&a values keep rising? Our March 2017 Enterprise Data & Analytics Market Update

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You will find our latest report on m&a trends values and deals in the four segments of the Enterprise Data and Analytics sector that we follow and sometimes lead, here. As you will see from our report, values in all four sectors remain strong, albeit slightly off of their 2016 highs as growth rates have moderated a bit. A recent report by IDC predicted that in 2017, the “big data and business analytics” market will grow at a rate of about 11% over 2016 and continue growing at or above that level through 2020. Analysis of “unstructured data” continues to be…

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Feb 28, 2017

Timing – it’s not about luck. It’s about taking control. Our February 2017 Market Update

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As you will see from our report found here, the m&a values and trends in the dozen+ sectors of the information technology industry that we follow and sometimes lead have remained at the relatively high levels that we’ve been seeing since about late 2014. I wrote a blog piece about the strong values and interest in the fintech sector last week – you can read it here. For some, the question has been: “When will it end?” For others: “Is this the right time to be a buyer – or a seller?” To this we have several responses. First: Don’t trust…

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Feb 24, 2017

B2B fintech m&a is alive and well in the middle market

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B2B fintech m&a is alive and well in the middle market. Values and volumes remain strong. Companies continue to innovate and grow. Interest from both strategics and financial sponsors remains high. Want evidence beyond what the industry rags are saying? We’ve already advised on four B2B fintech m&a transactions in these first two months of the year and our pipeline is strong. Buyer/investor interest is not limited to the US. Our four deals included a UK company, a Canadian, a Swiss buyer, and our second recent m&a transaction involving Japanese investors. We are seeing interest in B2B fintech from all…

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Feb 8, 2017

Big Data, Analytics, and Politics. Our February 2017 Enterprise Data & Analytics Update

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Please see our latest update on m&a trends for the four segments of the Enterprise Data & Analytics sector that we follow and sometimes lead, here. In December we wrote a blog post on why Data & Analytics failed the pundits predicting the outcome of the Brexit referendum and our recent Presidential Election. A few weeks ago, in our Fintech Market Update, we noted that, in spite of the fears raised by many of these same pundits, following both events, interest rates did not skyrocket – they fell; and securities markets did not crater; they rose. The sky has not…

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