4 Important Growth Trends in Tech Investment Banking

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Technology M&A and Investment Banking is growing in leaps and bounds, but some sectors are growing more rapidly than others. It’s a seller’s market, and this is unlikely to change any time soon. Here are the areas in which we’re seeing the most consistent growth. Artificial Intelligence (AI) AI is no longer the fantastical dream […]

Solganick & Co. IT Services and Tech-Enabled Services M&A Update, YTD 2018

Los Angeles, CA – Leading technology-focused boutique investment bank Solganick & Co. has issued its latest IT Services and Tech-Enabled Services M&A Update for year-to-date 2018.  The report covers the latest mergers and acquisitions (M&A) environment and trends in sectors including IT consulting, systems integrators, managed services providers, information services, IT staffing, VAR’s, and IT outsourcing […]

Software M&A Update, H1 2018

Los Angeles, CA – Leading technology-focused investment banking firm, Solganick & Co., has issued its latest Software M&A Update for H1 2018. It covers recent mergers and acquisitions activity within the software sector in the U.S. and global. The following summarizes the report, which can be accessed and downloaded here: Solganick and Co – Software MnA […]

Why Automation is Good for Investment Banking

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Entrepreneur and venture capitalist Marc Andreessen famously remarked that software was eating the world. Many pundits are now concerned about the effect of automation in the financial services world. Much of this fear is misplaced, at least in the short-term. The amount of new automation software tools and analytics for investment bankers is on the […]

Key Tech M&A Intellectual Property Issues

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Intellectual property is at the core of most tech companies. In private acquisitions, buyers often overlook key intellectual property (IP) concerns in their haste to complete a transaction. Before committing to a purchase, however, a buyer should undertake a rigorous investigation of the target company’s IP. Skilled advisors and intellectual property lawyers can mean the […]

Software M&A Update, Q1 2018

May 24, 2018 – Los Angeles, CA   Solganick & Co. has issued its latest software M&A update for Q1 2018. You can find the complete report here: Software M&A Update Q1 2018   The following summarizes the report findings: Software saw an increase in both deal volume and deal value, up 32% to 146 transactions […]

5 M&A Strategies for Boosting Pre-Sale Technology Value

During the M&A process, seemingly inconsequential technological issues can have major impacts on a business’s ultimate valuation. So how can you improve technological value and speed due diligence? Follow these five strategies. Organize the Garage A clean garage can improve real estate value. So too with the M&A process. Every company has technology it no […]

The Coming Tech M&A Boom

What You Need to Know 2017 was a wash for tech M&A, but 2018 proves to serve up a boom. Eighty percent of tech execs report confidence in the global economy in 2018. Taken in conjunction with earnings optimism, tax reform, and confidence in the availability of credit, deal-making seems inevitable. More than half of […]

Healthcare IT M&A Update for Q4 2017 and 2018 Outlook

Solganick & Co. has issued its latest M&A update for the Healthcare IT industry sector for Q4 2017 and 2018 Outlook. You can download the complete report here: Solganick Co Healthcare IT Q4 2017 Update The following highlights the report: M&A activity in healthcare technology decreased in 2017 to 119 deals, down 18% from 2016 and […]

Software M&A Update Q4 2017 and 2018 Outlook

Solganick & Co. has issued its latest software M&A update for Q4 2017 and 2018 outlook. The following summarizes the report, which can be downloaded here: Solganick Software M&A Update Q4 2017 and Outlook 2018   In 2017, the sector median revenue multiple was 2.3x, and the median EBITDA multiple was 13.3x. In Q4 2017, global […]