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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 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 advises TravelLocal on its £8.3 million Series B to accelerate international growth

ICON advises TravelLocal on its £8.3 million Series B to accelerate international growth

27 Sep 2023

ICON has advised TravelLocal, a leading brand and online marketplace platform for tailor-made holidays, on its £8.3 million Series B funding round to accelerate international growth. ICON introduced…

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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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Bytes from the Bay: View from London - AI supporting VC, M&A and public markets

14 Jul 2023

Despite 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…

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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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Cybersecurity Sector Update - May 2024

Cybersecurity Sector Update - May 2024

02 May 2024

With cybersecurity public market and deal activity firmly back in the headlines, we are pleased to publish our latest cybersecurity sector report. Whilst stock markets have turned a corner, boosting M&A activity, fundraising is still lagging behind historic trends. In this report, we discuss the sector fundamentals and spotlight key investment themes, players, and valuation dynamics, focusing on the European market.

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