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Financial Deals Insights Technology, January 2008

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Datamonitor
Published: March 2008
Product Code: R313-31409
Description
Introduction

M&A activity has re-shaped domains as diverse as enterprise applications and consumer internet software. Getting an understanding of which technology sectors are experiencing the most activity, and which type of investor, advisor and legal specialists are playing the most significant roles, is now critical if one is to understand the future shape of the market for IT

Scope

Covers global markets, including North America, EMEA and the emerging markets in APAC and Latin America Covers mergers and acquisitions, public offerings (both IPO and secondary offerings) and venture finance

Highlights

Deal volume in the technology sector in January 2008 maintained the momentum gained from the increased pace of activities in December 2007. The total number of deals signed in January stood at 377. Although the volume of deals increased by 8.6% compared to December 2007, it decreased by 44.6% in terms of value.

Reasons to Purchase

Track major deals among your competitors and plan your acquisition strategy accordingly Understand which sectors in the technology industry have proven the most attractive to investors, and identify the key deal makers.
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DATAMONITOR VIEW
CATALYST
SUMMARY
ANALYSIS
While M&A volume increased in January 2008, the overall value declined
Mega deals signed in the database and enterprise search market in January 2008
While VCs increased investments in Europe & the Asia Pacific region, they maintained their focus on North America
Partnerships in emerging markets continue to be focused on telecommunication services
Private placements boom in the Asia Pacific region
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List of Figures
Figure 1: M&A Deal Volume Trend across Geographies* (August 2007 - January 2008)
Figure 2: M&A Deal Volume Trend across Technology Sectors (August 2007 - January 2008)


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