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Jan 14, 2014

Marlin & Associates: January Market Update

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Welcome to 2014!  It’s a New Year and a new beginning for many of our friends and clients who transacted in recent months. Click here for our Market Update Each year, we are asked for our forecast for M&A activity and values.  Usually I demur. This year, I’m happy to go out on a limb.  2014 will be a year for extremely strong values – but only for a subset of sellers.  Strategic and financial players have plenty of cash and desire; and banks are willing to lend.  But the demand is primarily for companies with scale, defensible proprietary advantages,…

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Jan 10, 2014

H.I.T. Greatest Hits- January Healthcare IT Review

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Happy New Year to our Clients and Friends, It is that time of the year to look in our crystal ball and share our top predictions for 2014 — here is what we see in the healthcare IT landscape. Click here for the H.I.T. Greatest Hits Revenues for healthcare technology companies will grow 8-10%, with some sectors, such as data analytics, growing at a much faster rate. We anticipate 3-5% growth in healthcare services expenditures. The confluence of ICD-10 adoption and value-based reimbursement coupled with continuing cutbacks in Medicare rates, all point to a challenging 2014 for the providers, even…

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Dec 10, 2013

Marlin & Associates: December Market Update

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Dear Clients and Friends, Welcome to our December 2013 Market Update which provides our sense of M&A values, activity and trends for the dozen plus technology, information and healthcare sectors that we follow. Click here for our Market Update This month, IntercontinentalExchange Group, Inc (NYSE:ICE) announced the completion of its $11 billion acquisition of NYSE Euronext (NYSE:NYX). ICE also announced its acquisition of Singapore Mercantile Exchange for $150 million. We expect further deal announcements in the upcoming months. Over the years we have advised several exchanges including: NYSE Euronext, NASDAQ and Deutsche Börse. We look forward to continue involvement in this…

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Dec 10, 2013

Marlin & Associates H.I.T. Greatest Hits – December Healthcare IT Review

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Dear Clients and Friends, There are over 43,000 mobile healthcare applications currently in the market. As providers start “prescribing” healthcare  applications, the mRx (m for mobile) industry is slowly becoming an integral part of medical treatment — enabling patients to monitor and manage their health in ways never before imagined. This in turn has the potential to reduce hospital readmission rates, increase patient satisfaction and motivate patients to better adhere to their medication. Click here for the H.I.T. Greatest Hits The U.S. FDA cites industry estimates that more than 500 million smartphone users worldwide will use some type of health…

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Oct 17, 2013

Marlin & Associates’ client NPD Group, Inc. has agreed to Acquire Leisure Trends Group

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  We are pleased to announce another successful transaction on which Marlin & Associates has advised. Our client NPD Group, Inc., a global market information and advisory services company has agreed to acquire Leisure Trends Group, a leader for market research in sports, recreation and leisure time. NPD Group’s products and solutions include tracking services, analytic solutions, and advisory services covering a wide range of consumer sectors. NPD Group consistently ranks among the top 25 market research companies in the world. We are pleased to have been the exclusive strategic and financial advisor to NPD Group on this transaction. The…

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