Scott Denne is a Senior Research Analyst with 451 Research, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence, where he covers technology M&A and private equity. His research explores changes in deal-making and shifts in valuation. His reports cover broad movements in the tech M&A markets, private-equity investments, analysis of specific deals and forecasts of deal activity in multiple sectors of the software industry.He has spent more than 15 years covering technology companies and capital markets as a journalist and analyst. Prior to joining 451 Research, Scott covered startups and venture capital for several Dow Jones publications, including VentureWire, Private Equity Analyst and The Wall Street Journal. He has been quoted by financial and technology publications, including TheStreet.com, Wired, CNBC.com, AdExchanger and CMSwire.
Introduction COVID-19 looked set to shut down the market for application software acquisitions in early 2020. Instead, the side effects of the disease spurred this corner of tech M&A to new heights. The attempt to quash the pandemic forced classrooms into bedrooms and offices into kitchens. Retailers that had been prodded online for the past two decades were propelled to get th...
451 Research Tech M&A Leaders' Survey: COVID-19 comeback continues in 2021
Introduction Dealmakers overwhelmingly expect the tech M&A market to build off its record run in 2020. Respondents to the Tech M&A Leaders' Survey delivered their most optimistic forecast in almost seven years, with two-thirds of them anticipating an increase in acquisitions. And there was hardly a naysayer to be found – only 6% said activity would decrease. That's the largest ...
Welcome to the 25th issue of the EMEA Private Equity Market Snapshot (PEMS), a quarterly publication focusing on the Private Equity (PE) market in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) from S&P Global Market Intelligence. As we have seen during this unprecedented time, no area of our lives or the economy is immune to the impact of COVID-19. The PE market is no exception. Th...
