Software and IT M&A levels continue to improve and deals are getting done. Evidence to this are 4 transactions which Corum closed in the past 30 days. During Corum's August M&A Update webinar, we were joined by selling CEO's ...READ»
Here is a link to Corum's latest M&A Flash update. This month we were joined by Microsoft's Marc Brown, Managing Director of Corporate Development.
July Flash Webinar
http://www.corumgroup.com/Software-MA-Webinar-Archive.aspxREAD»
The recent IPO’s from SolarWinds and OpenTable are welcome sights as we in the tech sector continue to look for good news. Will the offering push open the flood gates and ignite the IPO market? Will they do the same for ...READ»
A common misconception from companies contemplating an exit is that M&A has dried up as the venture and IPO markets have. This is not to say that M&A hasn’t been affected by the current market conditions, but dried up? No. Case ...READ»
Gaming just got a little more serious with the upcoming merger between video game publishers Activision Inc. and Vivendi Games. The merger will bring landmark titles “Guitar Hero”, “Call of Duty” and “World of Warcraft” ...READ»
One month ago, I wrote an entry on InBev's unsolicited takeover of Anheuser-Busch. At the time, I worried about Anheuser-Busch's attempt to use patriotism in its favor to ward off a potential buyout and suggested that by ...READ»
Yesterday, AOL announced its pending acquisition of Bebo, the third largest social network in the United States, for $850 million. The announcement comes amid ongoing speculation of where AOL and its parent company Time Warner fit in ...READ»
Microsoft's bid for Yahoo! is still on the table, and, as seen in The Wall Street Journal's DealJournal and Reuters' DealZone, there's speculation that both companies may be trying to hash out a deal. As I discussed in my first post ...READ»
There's been two metric tons of press regarding the proposed Microsoft-Yahoo merger -- henceforth referred to as Microhoo -- so I won't mention it here again... much.
But while Microsoft's throwing about vast piles of cash for ...READ»
