Software Equity Group is an investment bank and M&A advisory serving the software and technology sectors. Founded in 1992, our firm has guided and advised companies on five continents, including privately-held software and technology companies in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa and Israel. We have represented public companies listed on the NASDAQ, NYSE, American, Toronto, London and Euronext exchanges. Software Equity Group also advises several of the world's leading private equity firms. We are ranked among the top ten investment banks worldwide for application software mergers and acquisitions.
Our complimentary 2Q 2010 Report is a comprehensive analysis of software industry mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings and filings, and public software company performance during the second quarter of 2010. The Report also reviews IT spending patterns (an important bellwether of downstream M&A activity), and key economic and technology trends affecting the software equity markets in 2Q10. Our 2Q10 Report also discusses what’s in store for the remainder of 2010, including a forecast of software industry mergers and acquisition activity, IPOs, public software company market valuations, and the underlying economic factors and industry trends.
Report Highlights:
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Software M&A deal activity and dollars spent significantly increased in 2Q10, while the median exit multiple held strong.
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The number of SaaS acquisitions increased in 2Q10. Which buyers were looking to add SaaS functionality during the quarter?
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Twelve buyers made two or more software company acquisitions in 2Q10. Who were they, and who did they acquire?
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How did public software and Internet companies perform financially in 2Q10? Which software product categories did investors find worthy? Have enterprise IT purse strings loosened enough to restore public software company revenue growth?
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Public SaaS companies have markedly improve their operating margins, but growth rates continued to decline and market valuations lagged.
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There were four software IPO’s in 2Q10, versus one software IPO in 1Q10, and the IPO pipeline grew from nine companies in 1Q10 to twelve in 2Q10. How will investor confidence and current market conditions affect the existing software IPO pipeline for the remainder of 2010?
2Q 2010 Software Industry Equity Report Topics:
U.S. Economy: Leading Indicators, IT Spending, Employment Outlook, 2010 Forecast
Public Software, SaaS, and Internet Company Financial Performance
Public Software, SaaS, and Internet Company Stock Market Performance
Software Company Initial Public Offerings and Filings
Software Industry Merger and Acquisition Data
Software Industry Merger and Acquisition Trends
Software Industry Merger and Acquisition: Most Active Buyers
Software Industry Merger and Acquisition: Most Active Categories
Software Industry Merger and Acquisition: Purchase Price Multiples by Category
Software Industry Merger and Acquisition: Deal Consideration
Software Industry Merger and Acquisition: Public vs. Private Buyers and Sellers
Software Industry Merger and Acquisition: Transactions by Product Category
Software Industry Merger and Acquisition: Analysis of Select Software Transactions
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