Venture-backed startups are better known than their bootstrapped peers for achieving wildly high growth rates and amazing M&A valuations. But those same companies are right now finding themselves…
Read moreDespite a difficult 2022 for technology stocks and continued macroeconomic uncertainty, with H1 2023 now firmly in the rear-view mirror, public markets appear eager to lift off again with the NASDAQ…
Read moreBeyond the craziness of March Madness, March provided more ups and downs than entrepreneurs typically see in a lifetime. The lows of SVB contrast the highs of ChatGPT, says ICON's Head of US Tech…
Read moreICON appoints associate director amid continued expansionWe are delighted to announce the appointment of Will Cave as our new associate director.With experience in buy-side, sell-side and fundraising…
Read moreTransactions in the tech industry – be it fundraising or M&A – tend to follow trends, and those trends tend to parallel emerging technologies and changes in economic cycles. ICON’s Head of US…
Read moreCalifornia has been drenched with “atmospheric rivers” over the past few weeks, pouring down much-needed rain and snowpack throughout the state. However, while the West Coast’s wet season is limited,…
Read moreAcross the world, tech M&A and financing deal volume is down. While certain pockets demonstrate resilience (as our recent Cyber and DataTech reports show), the overall market seems to be quietly…
Read moreWe are delighted to announce the appointment of Alice Bradshaw-Smith as our new head of marketing. With a wealth of in-house and agency experience across sectors including tech and private equity,…
Read moreAs dusk settled on 2021’s post-pandemic optimism Forbes magazine made its predictions for the Digital Transformation M&A landscape in the year to come – post-pandemic working, Smart Cars, AI, Big…
Read moreBabble is a cloud solutions reseller, helping customers make next-generation technology simple to use, deploy and manage. We aim to give customers easy-to-use tools to create an agile, scalable and…
Read moreCapital availability and economic recovery are driving record PE deal volumes Last year’s record volume of technology M&A activity has been fuelled by a tidal wave of private equity (PE) money.…
Read moreEuropean venture capital thrived in 2020 despite the presence of a pandemic. In fact, VC deal value for the region set a new annual record of €42.8 billion, a noteworthy achievement given the…
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