At the half way mark in 2018, we look back at two key indicators of the health of the sector: M&A and IPOs. The London technology sector’s outperformance in 2017 created a fertile environment for both M&A and IPOs. H1 2018 saw a similar healthy trend across both the M&A and IPO markets for technology stocks (i) more companies coming to market/ being acquired than H1 2017 and (ii) higher deal values/ gross proceeds than H1 2017. In fact, the H1 aggregate tech M&A value at £2.7bn was 4x higher tha ....
02 Jul 2018
Half time update
APC Technology Group (APC:LON), 0 | EU Supply (EUSP:LON), 0 | FDM Group (Holdings) plc (FDM:LON), 334 | Synectics PLC (SNX:LON), 188 | Sorted Group Holdings Plc (SORT:LON), 82.0 | GetBusy Plc (GETB:LON), 66.5
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APC Technology Group (APC:LON), 0 | EU Supply (EUSP:LON), 0 | FDM Group (Holdings) plc (FDM:LON), 334 | Synectics PLC (SNX:LON), 188 | Sorted Group Holdings Plc (SORT:LON), 82.0 | GetBusy Plc (GETB:LON), 66.5
- Published:
02 Jul 2018 -
Author:
Brendan D’Souza -
Pages:
6
At the half way mark in 2018, we look back at two key indicators of the health of the sector: M&A and IPOs. The London technology sector’s outperformance in 2017 created a fertile environment for both M&A and IPOs. H1 2018 saw a similar healthy trend across both the M&A and IPO markets for technology stocks (i) more companies coming to market/ being acquired than H1 2017 and (ii) higher deal values/ gross proceeds than H1 2017. In fact, the H1 aggregate tech M&A value at £2.7bn was 4x higher tha ....