Deal Analysis

Hyland makes another market-share buy with Valco acquisition

Since its PE backing in 2007, the midmarket ECM provider has been vocal about plans to expand via M&A. This is its second purchase since then, and it seems likely that there are more to come.

2 Jul 2009
Kathleen Reidy

Debut IQ

Patience is rewarded at LogMeIn

It's said that strong companies raise money when they want to, not when they need to. That's certainly the case with LogMeIn, a fast-growing, profitable startup running at enviable margins. No wonder public market investors are buying into it.

1 Jul 2009
Brenon Daly
John Abbott

Deal Analysis

SDL gets more content management technology with XyEnterprise buy

The translation player makes another acquisition as it looks to shift more revenue from services to technology. Will this be the move to put SDL in the ECM big leagues?

29 Jun 2009
Kathleen Reidy

Deal Analysis

IDBS pays a reported $8.3m for InforSense to add BI to its data management lineup

Having sought to enter the BI mainstream from its roots in life sciences, as rival Tibco/Spotfire has done, the vendor retrenched to an industry-specific focus in 2008 and has now been snagged by IDBS, a purveyor of data management wares for R&D firms.

26 Jun 2009
Krishna Roy

M&A Insight

A 'paper' windfall in LogMeIn's IPO

Startups handing out equity to cover bills used to be a pretty common practice – at least until the Internet Bubble burst. But as the IPO of LogMeIn shows, paper payments can still be profitable.

2 Jul 2009
Brenon Daly

M&A Insight

Q2 ends with a whimper

After starting the quarter with a bang, tech M&A finished June very quietly. The average deal size in the final month of the quarter was just half the size of the first two months. That doesn't look encouraging for the rest of 2009.

1 Jul 2009
Brenon Daly

M&A Insight

Imagining an alternative exit for LogMeIn

LogMeIn is set to hit the Nasdaq in what we expect will be a well-received offering. Nonetheless, we set out a little blue-sky thinking around who might have done well to pick up the company before the IPO. The names might surprise you.

30 Jun 2009
Brenon Daly

M&A Insight

Sparxent bullish on M&A

Having closed three deals in the past 10 months, Sparxent is a prime example of a well-to-do acquirer taking advantage of currently depressed valuations. Is the IT services company shopping for more?

29 Jun 2009
Thomas Rasmussen
Jay Lyman

M&A Insight

June gloom

Second-quarter M&A activity is ending with a whimper. Spending in June is likely to be less than half the level that it was in either of the two previous months. One major problem: gun-to-the-head transactions are back.

26 Jun 2009
Brenon Daly