Tech investment bank ICON Corporate Finance secures investment for Juriba, an industry-leading IT migration management software provider, from BGF, one of Europe’s most active investors in tech…
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Pan-African FinTech leader MFS Africa has acquired Beyonic, a digital payments management provider for private, public, and charitable entities across Africa. This merger accelerates and broadens the…
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ICON has advised Nano Interactive Group on a £5.5m investment round from Maven Capital Partners, Clydesdale & Yorkshire Bank and existing investors Foresight Group.The £5.5m investment will…
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ICON Corporate Finance advises the shareholders of Paragon Software Systems, on its sale to US based Aptean, a global leader of mission-critical enterprise software solutionsAptean, a global leader…
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ICON Corporate Finance advised the shareholders of Exactive Holdings on its sale to Gamma Communications PLC. Gamma is a UK listed, £1.2bn market cap, provider of technology-based communication…
Read moreThe pandemic has left a variety of market sectors in disarray. Technology companies, especially those in digitisation and enterprise software, are proving to be among the most resilient investments,…
Read moreSeven months into a global pandemic, the harsh lessons learned are creating a sweet spot for FinTech companies and start-ups and an expected uptick in deals involving US tech giants. And while…
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The fundraising market for AI & Data Technologies companies has remained resilient despite global challenges. These technologies continue to top surveys of enterprise customer demands, and VCs have embraced this trend. The report shows the most active investors in DataTech with additional analysis on strategic investors like Google, Salesforce, Microsoft, and Dell. It also breaks down financing trends at each layer of our DataTech Stack: Data Apps, Analytics, Data Governance, and Data Infrastructure. The report pulls from our proprietary dataset that details more than 1,350 companies categorized into more than 140 subsectors. One datapoint – DataTech companies combined have raised more than $46 billion from more than 1,900 investors.
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Unsurprisingly, M&A activity in UK Tech fell in H1 but 124 M&A deals still closed in Q2, despite everyone working from home. Overseas acquirers now account for a record high, 49% of all Tech deals in UK. Notable buyers include: Aptean, MRI Software, Descartes, HelpSystems, Microsoft, Accenture and Keysight. These are very uncertain times, but NASDAQ is hitting new highs and we remain very busy on both funding and exit mandates and have closed 5 deals in lockdown. Despite working from home, it is not far off business as usual for many in the Tech sector.
Download PDFGet Funded: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. Top Tips from the ExpertsA concise and compelling webinar discussion on Raising Investment, the good, the bad and the ugly. Our expert panel will discuss…
Read moreICON Corporate Finance invite you to our event, Selling Your Tech Business - The Inside Track which will focus on Tech M&A. More details to be confirmed soon.
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