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Data management automation pioneer TimeXtender joins forces with Monterro to accelerate growth

12 May 2022 Read More
Heine Krog Iversen Time Xtender
ICON advises data governance provider Zeenea on its acquisition by HCLSoftware

ICON advises data governance provider Zeenea on its acquisition by HCLSoftware

17 Sep 2024

ICON has advised data governance and metadata management software provider Zeenea on its acquisition by HCLSoftware, the software business division of HCLTech.Paris-based Zeenea provides an…

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ICON advises Mr. Green Africa on its debt raise from U.S. International Development Finance Corporation

ICON advises Mr. Green Africa on its debt raise from U.S. International Development Finance Corporation

26 Jun 2024

ICON Corporate Finance (“ICON”) and I&M Burbidge Capital (“IMBC”) have advised leading plastics recycling innovator Mr. Green Africa on its debt raise from the U.S. International Development…

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ICON advises DPOrganizer on its acquisition by DataGuard

ICON advises DPOrganizer on its acquisition by DataGuard

06 Jun 2024

ICON has advised DPOrganizer, a market leader in privacy management SaaS, on its acquisition by DataGuard, a specialist security and compliance automation SaaS provider.Based in Stockholm,…

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ICON advises flexis on its acquisition by Blue Yonder

ICON advises flexis on its acquisition by Blue Yonder

09 Feb 2024

ICON has advised flexis, a leader in manufacturing and supply chain planning technology, on its acquisition by Blue Yonder, a leading supply chain solutions provider. Headquartered in Stuttgart,…

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ICON advises VaultSpeed on its $15.9 million Series A funding led by Octopus Ventures

ICON advises VaultSpeed on its $15.9 million Series A funding led by Octopus Ventures

16 Nov 2023

ICON has advised VaultSpeed, the automated data transformation company, on its $15.9 million (€ 15.1 million) in Series A funding. This funding round is led by Octopus Ventures, one of the largest…

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ICON to share strategies for a successful exit at Birmingham Tech Week 2024

15 Oct 2024

We are thrilled to be supporting this year's Birmingham Tech Week as a sponsor of the Scale-Up Summit, taking place on Thursday October 24th 2024. Attendees of the all-day summit are invited to join…

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Bytes from the Bay: Strategically out of place

08 Aug 2023

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…

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2024 Q3 UK Technology M&A Snapshot

2024 Q3 UK Technology M&A Snapshot

11 Oct 2024

Q3 2024 saw the largest number of UK Tech M&A deals since early last year, with 194 deals announced. This is a jump of 28% from Q323. Overseas buyers were particularly strong, accounting for 46% of all deals, reveals ICON's UK Tech M&A Snapshot Q3 2024.

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2024 H1 UK Technology M&A Snapshot

2024 H1 UK Technology M&A Snapshot

16 Jul 2024

The first half of 2024 saw 364 deals announced in UK Tech M&A, a jump of 14% from H2 last year. With equity markets remaining strong, and interest rates looking set to fall, confidence has rebuilt in the M&A market, reveals ICON's UK Tech M&A Snapshot H1 2024.

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