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Technology Finance Monthly Datasheet May 2008 - a new market research report on www.companiesandmarkets.com Introduction
While the technology industry drives innovation in businesses across the globe, the industry itself is shaped by flows of investment which are continuously changing. This datasheet provides a detailed list of M&A, public offerings, and venture finance activities in the technology sector for the month of Mayl, 2008.
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
*Includes a detailed appendix covering top legal advisors, financial advisors, top private equity firms, and top venture capital firms
Highlights
The technology sector recorded 322 M&A deals in May 2008, a decrease of 6.6%, as compared with the trailing six month (Nov 2007Apr 2008) average, although in value terms it recorded deals worth $35 billion, an increase of 34.6%.
The increase in deal value was driven by high value deals in the IT services, telecom, and hardware sectors.
Venture capitalists invested more than $1.4 billion in 148 companies, an increase of 4% in value terms over the last six month average, focusing primarily on companies in a growth/expansion stage.
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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