Contact: Brenon Daly
With a record-breaking year in tech M&A behind us, what’s in store for 2015? Join 451 Research on Tuesday, January 27 at 1:00 PM EST for a look ahead on where acquirers are likely to be looking to do deals, and what they’re likely to pay. The webinar, which highlights the analysis and forecasts in our 2015 M&A Outlook, is free to attend – register here.
We’ll start with a look back at 2014 to highlight some of the trends and big-ticket transactions that helped push tech M&A spending to its highest level since the Internet bubble burst. What had buyers spending freely last year – including 75 transactions valued at more than $1bn – and will that carry over to this year?
Then, we’ll address other timely topics, including:
- What does the data from our surveys of corporate acquirers and bankers, as well as insight from our analysts, tell us to expect for tech M&A in 2015?
- Specifically, what sectors of the IT landscape will be active this year – and why? We will highlight trends from a handful of major markets (mobility, cloud, security, networking) that are likely to drive deals.
- Private equity firms announced more tech acquisitions in 2014 than in any other year, often paying prices they would not have paid in the past. Is this the start of a new aggressiveness by financial acquirers?
- What’s the outlook for the IPO market, and which startups might be ready to go public this year?
- Startups may be pulling down sky-high valuations in recent funding, but the forecast among corporate buyers for the exit valuations of startups isn’t nearly as bullish. How big is the bid/ask spread likely to be this year?
The webinar draws from both the qualitative insight of more than 100 analysts at 451 Research, as well as a number of quantitative resources to get a sense of the broad influences that are shaping M&A in 2015. To register for the webinar, click here.