M&A

The Insurtech M&A Market Report from international technology mergers and acquisitions advisors, Hampleton Partners, reveals that 2018 global fundraising for insurance technology start-ups has already reached an all-time high in volume with 204 deals and transaction values of $2.6 billion (€2.28 billion), close to the 2015 peak of $2.7 billion (€2.37 billion).

Data is big business. As the saying goes, information is power, and this has never been truer than with traditionally hardware-focused companies shifting towards a software-based model.

Despite its name, Mobile World Congress is about so much more than mobile handsets. Now in its 31st year, MWC retains its title as the biggest event in the telecoms calendar, yet it has undergone an astounding transformation from mobile tradeshow to technology behemoth.

The European technology industry has come of age in 2016, according to analysis by technology merger and acquisition (M&A) advisory firm Magister Advisors.

European technology financing’s have cooled since early 2015, while European tech exits remain strong and merger & acquisition (M&A) deal sizes are approaching US levels for the first time ever.

451 Research has released its 2016 IoT Preview Report, highlighting the key challenges facing this emerging sector.

In mid-2014, when Analysys Mason reviewed more than 100 Internet of Things (IoT) investments and M&A deals, only 5 involved telecoms operators (and 4 of these were Vodafone investments).

(Blog) San Antonio, Texas, USA. August 26, 2014 — The Overview: Within the next week or so, there will be at least one sizable transaction in the MVNO space, with the amounts dwarfing the recent Axeda acquisition by PTC, writes Lawrence Latham. The goal of these transactions is to turn one or more of the MVNOs

London, UK. February 18, 2014 (PRNewswire) — Wyless today announced the appointment of Gilli Coston (pictured) as its new CSO (chief strategy officer) to the Wyless senior management team. The news is reported in full in the latest issue of M2M Now. Wyless also announced it is to acquire ASPIDER M2M, the European leader in M2M MVNE solutions.

(BLOG) June 12, 2013 — I’ve talked for some time about the need for maturity and simplification in the M2M market (Comment, M2M Now magazine June-July 2012) and at last there are signs that this is coming. Hacks like me look for headlines, but there are better signs, says M2M Now’s editor, Jeremy Cowan.

Chicago, IL & New York, NY, USA — Avista Capital Partners have agreed the purchase of the remote monitoring and asset tracking solutions provider, Telular Corporation. The deal is valued at approximately $253 million.

Wyless, a leading global Machine to Machine (M2M) managed services provider has announced that it has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in ClearConnex Inc, a wireless M2M device engineering company based in Research Triangle Park, NC., USA.

Analysts agree that enterprises will benefit from the planned acquisition of Cable & Wireless Worldwide (CWW) by mobile network operator Vodafone Global Enterprise. Corporate customers could be among the winners if the operator’s M2M service delivery costs are cut as a result.