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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 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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ICON serves as corporate development advisor to real time data integration startup Equalum

24 Aug 2023

ICON serves as corporate development advisor to real time data integration startup EqualumEqualum, headquartered in Israel with offices in the UK and United States, provides real-time data…

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ICON Corporate Finance advises Sideways 6 on its acquisition by Interact Software

ICON Corporate Finance advises Sideways 6 on its acquisition by Interact Software

20 Apr 2023

ICON has advised Sideways 6, an integrated crowdsourcing and idea management platform, on its acquisition by Interact Software, a leading intranet solution provider for enterprise businesses across…

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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 Q1 UK Technology M&A Snapshot

2024 Q1 UK Technology M&A Snapshot

12 Apr 2024

UK Tech deals are showing real signs of recovery. With 193 deals closing in Q124, the number of M&A deals has risen for the second quarter in a row, reveals ICON's latest UK Tech M&A Snapshot. Having reached a low of 151 deals in Q323, the number of UK deals grew in Q423 and now again in Q124, up 16% quarter on quarter. That is nearly back to pre-COVID deal levels. Find out more detail from Q124 in our latest snapshot.

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ServiceNow Partner M&A Activity

ServiceNow Partner M&A Activity

04 Apr 2024

Having impressively grown from start up to $9bn revenues in 20 years, ServiceNow has created huge, ongoing demand for specialists in its Partner ecosystem. That has fed strong demand for M&A activity amongst ServiceNow Partners who are in a hurry, with over 78 deals in the past 5 years. Interestingly, there was a big jump in ServiceNow Partner deals in UK in 2023 with the sale of Unifi, Sapphire, Proceed, Whyaye and Cloud Stratex. Our report looks into the M&A activity in the sector to see who is buying. Biggest serial acquirers include Accenture, EY and DXC.

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