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Jul 12, 2017

Why US Trade Policy Matters for Cross-Border M&A – Our July M&A Market Report

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Dear Clients and Friends, Our latest report, found here, contains an update on m&a deals, values and trends in the dozen+ segments of the information industry that we follow and sometimes lead. Please click here for our July M&A Market Update. One of the trends you will notice is the continuation of cross-border m&a transactions – especially in the Fintech, Marketingtech and Infotech arenas. That trend has been good for much of the world – as innovations and improved efficiency have brought benefits to many – and many US and international firms have expanded beyond their native borders. Read more here.…

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Jun 29, 2017

Is Apple the next next thing in Healthcare? Our June 2017 Healthcare update

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Dear Clients and Friends, Please see our June Healthcare IT Review here. We made a prediction earlier this year about the emergence of Apple as one of the most influential players in healthcare. Given the company’s recent activity, we are more convinced than ever that Apple is onto something big. Apple’s plan seems to be a play of building big software platforms internally and then acquiring select competencies to quicken their success. Here are the key components. Three years ago, Apple began introducing a series of health and fitness related apps and tools including HealthKit, ResearchKit and then CareKit. Using…

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Jun 26, 2017

Fintech Demand Remains Strong – Our June 2017 Fintech Market Update

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Dear Clients and Friends, Fintech demand remains strong. Our report found here highlights some of the m&a trends and transactions in the seven segments of the Fintech world that we follow and sometimes lead. Please find our latest Fintech m&a Market Update here. The Fintech world is rapidly changing. It is being reshaped by innovative, fast growing companies that have found effective, new ways to solve old problems – and those who would partner with them to help reinvent this world. This week, we announced the completion of our sixth transaction in as many months; our client Investment Metrics, a…

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Jun 21, 2017

Facts can fool you. Our June 2017 Market Update.

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Dear Clients and Friends, Our report found here contains an update on m&a deals, values and trends in the industries that we follow and sometimes lead. Please click here for our full June Market Update. Recently, we saw an interesting set of charts put out by PitchBook on m&a trends in the PE industry. We like PitchBook and respect their work. But sometimes, their data overwhelms us. Several of the recent charts were put under the heading “An expensive market contributes to declining activity”. It showed that transaction multiples for PE-related deals have risen from 8.1x EBITDA in 2010 to…

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May 30, 2017

Is Silicon Valley changing medicine forever?

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Please click here for our May 2017 HIT Market Update. There is a saying that Silicon Valley’s culture is like Tasmania or Madagascar because it develops different life-forms than anywhere else. For the past few decades, the area has been home to disruptors who do not sail on other people’s waves, but create their own. While most of us are busy worrying about MIPS and MACRA and how to implement bundled payment programs, entrepreneurs in the Valley’s are working on longer-term and highly ambitious healthcare projects. Below are just a few. You may think that some of them are outrageous…

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