Contact: Brenon Daly
The momentum that drove tech M&A spending to a post-recession record level in 2013 is continuing to roll into this year. In just the first three weeks of January, we’ve already seen blockbuster transactions such as Google’s effort to reach inside your home with its $3.2bn purchase of Nest Labs; the largest-ever tech acquisition by a Chinese company (Lenovo’s pickup of IBM’s x86 server business); and VMware going mobile, inking the biggest deal in its history by paying $1.54bn for AirWatch.
But what does the rest of 2014 look like? What broad-market trends are likely to continue to impact deal flow this year? And what specific drivers are expected to shape M&A and IPOs in some of the key enterprise IT markets, such as SaaS, mobility and information security? Well, we’ll have a few answers for you as we look ahead in our annual Tech M&A Outlook webinar. The hour-long event is scheduled for Tuesday, January 28 at 1:00pm EST, and you can register here.
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