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Dear Clients and Friends, Last year was strong for m&a in the seven segments of the FinTech and Data and Analytics world that we follow and sometimes lead.  As you will see from the report found here, for companies in our world that have achieved scale and strong top-line growth, values were up, as was transaction volume.  We had our strongest year in the 18 years we have been in business – helping clients successfully complete 14 m&a transactions. As we enter a new decade, the market remains strong.  Fears of recession that concerned many a year ago seem to have…

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As we approach the end of 2019, we enter a season where people often take stock of what they have – and hopefully are in a position to smile. We are smiling. Year-end may be hectic and stressful for some– but, for us and many others it is also a time to give thanks – not for the transient pleasures of material goods, but for the more important gifts of friends, family, health and perhaps a level of prosperity. We give thanks for all those things – and for the friends and clients that have given us their trust. These are gifts we…

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Dear Clients and Friends, The report found here shows recent m&a transactions, trends, and valuations in the seven segments of the FinTech, and Data and Analytics world that we follow and sometimes lead. As you will see, valuations and m&a trends in our industry remain strong, particularly for those who know how to stay focused on a clear long term strategic objective. See, for example, recent transactions involving our UK client StatPro and our Australian client GBST. (For the hard numbers, click here.) There is a well-accepted maxim in economics that rational people will do what is in their own economic…

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