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Covid-hit industries seek ways back from the brink, GlobalCapital, 17 December 2020

Current Condition of Mergers and Acquisitions in the Outsourced IT Services Markets, CIO Applications Europe, December 2020

Insurtech Sector Sees Record-Breaking Funding Levels, The Fintech Times, 16 December 2020

Risk & Insurance News + Notes: Aon Announces New Cyber Security Program, FM Global Releases Atlantic Hurricane Report and More, Risk & Insurance, 09 December 2020

List: Most interesting health tech M&A deals in 2020, Fierce Healthcare, 07 December 2020

InsurTech investment reaches $2.5bn in second half to date: Hampleton Partners, insurance insider, 03 December 2020

Insurtech ecosystem experiencing record-breaking fundraising level and M&A transaction volumes, says Hampleton Partners, privateequitywire, 01 December 2020

Insurtech ecosystem experiencing record-breaking fundraising level and M&A transaction volumes, says Hampleton Partners, AlphaMaven, 01 December 2020

Hampleton Report Highlights Insurtech M&A Market Trends, insurance Edge, 01 December 2020

The scaleups fighting Covid, Startups Magazine, 24 November 2020

Covid heightens need for cybersecurity in digital world says Hampleton Partners’ M&A report, Global Banking & Finance review, 23 November 2020

Private equity funds rush to back cybersecurity, IT Europa, 17 November 2020

2020년 사이버보안 분야 대표적인 M&A 11건, IT WORLD (Korean), 14 October 2020

BMC Acquires ComAround, CISION PR Newswire, 13 October 2020

Coronavirus shockwave boosts M&A activity in healthtech, electronic specifier, 09 October 2020

Roundup: New app partnership gives NHS workers flexible access to pay, Your.MD raises €25m to roll out health hubs and more briefs, mobi health news, 09 October 2020

Coronavirus boosts M&A activity in the healthtech sector, says Hampleton Partners, privateequitywire, 08 October 2020

Deal activity in automotive technology subdued due to Covid-19, Consulting.us, 02 October 2020

Covid-19 slams brakes on automotive technology, ValueWalk, 29 September 2020

Autotech sector M&A hit hard by Covid-19 crisis, says Hampleton Partners, privateequitywire, 29 September 2020

Paradoxe : pourquoi la crise de la Covid améliore la réputation des professionnels de l'IT, mais limite leur évolution de carrière, ZDNet, 21 September 2020

Paradox: Covid crisis elevates technology professionals' stature, but limits career growth, ZDNet, 19 September 2020

E-commerce marketplace M&A hits $61bn, Retail Systems, 17 September 2020

Digital commerce sector in demand, says M&A report, IT Europa, 17 September 2020

10 biggest cybersecurity M&A deals in 2020, CSO, 11 September 2020

Podcast: Once wary PE firms increasingly look to tech investment, RealDeals, 10 September 2020

Rapid shift to online puts IT business services on the frontline, says Hampleton Partners' M&A report, privateequitywire, 08 September 2020

IT Services in demand - M&A report confirms high interest, IT Europa, 08 September 2020

Remote-Work Technology Fuels M&A Activity During Pandemic, DNYUZ, 04 September 2020

Remote work technology fuels deal activity during pandemic, Private Equity News, 04 September 2020

Remote-Work Technology Fuels M&A Activity During Pandemic, The Wall Street Journal, 04 September 2020

Context: Toner sales reveal slow return to offices, ComputerWeekly, 01 September 2020

Casi 70.000 empleados de startups han perdido su empleo desde el inicio de la crisis del COVID-19, MCPRO (Spanish), 13 July 2020

Tech Startups Laid Off 70K Since March, PYMNTS, 08 July 2020

70 000 employés de la tech ont perdu leur job à cause du Covid-19, SiecleDigital (French), 08 July 2020

Nearly 70,000 Tech Startup Employees Have Lost Their Jobs Since March, DNYUZ, 08 July 2020

Nearly 70,000 Tech Startup Employees Have Lost Their Jobs Since March, The Wall Street Journal, 7 July 2020

Covid-19 Pushes AI M&A Into Spotlight On The Back Of Record AI Deals In 2019, capacity, 22 June 2020

More agile MSPs will survive crisis, MSS Live online event says, IT Europa, 18 June 2020

New COVID-19 norms drive AI deals following record 2019, AI Business, 11 June 2020

Hampleton: 70% of AI deals are for quantitative analysis, Securities Finance Monitor, 07 June 2020

COVID-19 Pushes AI M&A Into Spotlight On The Back Of Record AI Deals In 2019, DATA | ECONOMY, 05 June 2020

How Managed Services Live helps sales rebuilding, IT Europa, 04 June 2020

COVID-19 Puts AI M&A In Spotlight, Investing.com, 04 June 2020

COVID-19 Puts AI M&A In The Spotlight, ValueWalk, 04 June 2020

COVID-19 Puts AI M&A In The Spotlight, Phil's Stock World, 04 June 2020

M&A wrap: FP, Frank Banker, Siris Capital, L Brands, AMC, Ardian, AEI, GI, Wellspring, GTCR, Mergers & Acquisitions, 04 June 2020

Smaller tech M&A deals on the up, comms dealer, 27 May 2020

شركات التكنولوجيا الكبيرة تستعد لجولة استحواذ سريعة, Gulf 365 (Arabic), May 2020

大型科技公司準備展開大舉收購, Yahoo Finance Hongkong (Chinese), 23 May 2020

Industry analysts predict a surge small tech acquisitions, ITPro, 22 May 2020

COVID 19 an opportunity for Large Tech. Companies to get even bigger, Manila Metro, 22 May 2020

COVID 19 an opportunity for Large Tech. Companies to get even bigger, yahoo! finance, 21 May 2020

Large Tech Companies Prepare for Acquisition Spree, DNYUZ, 21 May 2020

Large Tech Companies Prepare for Acquisition Spree, The Wall Street Journal, 21 May 2020

Why is Big Tech Buying Up L.A.'s Virtual Reality Startups?, dot.LA, 20 May 2020

MSP event includes making sales in a time of disruption, market analysis, M&A, IT Europa, 20 May 2020

Tech M&A deals stay up in volume; big buyers are selective, IT Europa, 20 May 2020

Dansk it-fir­ma star­te­de i fi­nanskri­sen og bli­ver nu solgt un­der cor­ona­kri­sen: “Det stod ikke li­ge­frem skre­vet i stjer­nerne”, BØRSEN (Danish), 18 May 2020

How has the Covid-19 pandemic impacted on tech M&A deals?, Business Leader, 18 May 2020

Accenture Acquires Byte Prophecy To Offer Enterprise Scale AI Solutions, Inc42, 18 May 2020

Buy, sell, hold: how M&A activity in marketing industry is shaping up in 2020, The Drum, 05 May 2020

As 10 maiores fusões e aquisições do setor de cibersegurança em 2019, CIO (Portuguese), 01 May 2020

GP Workshop: How to manage reputational risks during times of crisis, RealDeals, 30 April 2020

Experts address current MSP issues at online Managed Services Live, IT Europa, 30 April 2020

Pandemic's Impact on International Autotech M&A, WardsAuto, 28 April 2020

Impact of the Pandemic on International Autotech M&A, TU Automotive, 28 April 2020

Impact of the pandemic on international autotech M&A: Audio interview, The Economic Times India, 28 April 2020

Impact of the Pandemic on International Autotech M&A, Global Auto Industry, 25 April 2020

China's tech giants expand aggressively despite the pandemic, The Telegraph, 23 April 2020

Can Europe's tech start-ups overcome crisis vulnerability, IT Europa, 22 April 2020

Stoppet för fordonsindustrin kan räcka till maj, Degans Nyheter. (Swedish), 07 April 2020

Digital commerce M&A strong in 2019, but faces Covid-19 challenge in 2020, Consulting.us, 07 April 2020

Corporate finance corner: Jonathan Simnett, director, Hampleton Partners, RealDeals, 02 April 2020

M&A wrap: Coronavirus, BorgWarner, Delphi, BabyQuip, 5Capital, Hampleton Partners, Alvarez & Marsal, Riverside, M33 Growth, Paul Hastings, Mergers & Acquisitions, 31 March 2020

Digital Commerce M&A finishes 2019 strong but faces new challenges in the age of Coronavirus, says Hampleton Partners, Picante, 31 March 2020

Covid-19 corner: Coronavirus will lead to a "re-examination of all existing investments" - Hampleton Partners, RealDeals, 30 March 2020

Hampleton Partners Queue-It On Strategic Investment By Gro Capital, Enterprise Talk, 27 March 2020

Virtual Waiting Room SaaS Firm Receives Strategic Investment From GRO Capital, Data Economy, 27 March 2020

GRO Capital invests in Queue-it, RealDeals, 27 March 2020

GRO Capital invests in virtual waiting room software Queue-it, S&P Global, 27 March 2020

GRO Capital invests in Danish virtual waiting room software Queue-it, privateequitywire, 26 March 2020

Copenhagen-based Queue-it gets new funding to provide virtual waiting rooms during web traffic surges, Tech.eu, 26 March 2020

GRO Capital invests in Queue-it ApS, PE Hub, 26 March 2020

Danske Queue-it solgt til kapitalfond: Lægger trecifret millionbeløb på bordet for 75 procent af selskabet, Computerworld, 25 March 2020

Trio sæl­ger vir­tu­elt ven­te­væ­rel­se til ka­pi­tal­fond: Drop­pe­de drøm­men om Si­li­con Val­ley og valg­te dansk kø­ber, borsen.dk, 25 March 2020

Startup Funding Dwindles Due to Coronavirus Slowdown, DNYUZ, 25 March 2020

Startup Funding Dwindles Due to Coronavirus Slowdown, The Wall Street Journal, 25 March 2020

Accenture, Dentsu and Deloitte top buyers in IT services market, Consultancy.uk, 19 March 2020

Private Equity Deal Size Hits $556m In 2019, Data Economy Magazine, Data Economy, 18 March 2020

Private equity appetite for IT & Business Services driving deal size, says Hampleton Partners, Angel News, 13 March 2020

Accenture biggest acquirer of companies in past 30 months, TelecomLive, 12 March 2020

Accenture biggest acquirer of companies in past 30 months, ETtech, 11 March 2020

PE appetite for IT & business services driving deal size, says Hampleton Partners report, privateequitywire, 11 March 2020

Tech M&A report shows services getting top prices, IT Europa, 11 March 2020

Accenture biggest acquirer of companies in last 30 months, The Economic Times, 11 March 2020

Accenture biggest acquirer of companies in last 30 months, The Times of India, 11 March 2020

Taking control of the AV future, Autonomous Vehicle Technology, 05 March 2020

Consolidation in fintech: why it's happening and what it means for the space, vator, 05 March 2020

Vital Signs Are Good In HealthTech Software, Forbes, 02 March 2020

Data Revolution in Healthcare Puts Spotlight on AI Targets for M&A, Says Hampleton Partners' Report, AiTHORITY, 25 February 2020

M&A wrap: Audax, HarbourVest, Genstar, KKR, Cornerstone, Searchlight, Forelight, Univision, Intuit, Mondelēz, Coronavirus, The Middle Market, 25 February 2020

Report finds surge in AI-related healthtech M&A's, Med-Tech Innovation, 25 February 2020

State of the UK cybersecurity M&A market, CSO, 25 February 2020

Fintech: Battle Between Incumbents and Newcomers Yields Mammoth M&A Deals and Mega-Fundraises, Technology For You, 23 February 2020

The EU is right to scrutinize small tech acquisitions - but not in detriment of innovation, USA News Hub, 19 February 2020

The EU is right to scrutinize small tech acquisitions - but not in detriment of innovation, The Next Web, 19 February 2020

Hampleton Partners' M&A report states the race is on for the vehicle of the future, Autonomous Vehicle Technology, 18 February 2020

Cybersecurity firm Deep Instinct announces $43 million series C funding to boost growth, Enterprise CIO, 17 February 2020

M&A wrap: Angelo Gordon, T-Mobile, Sprint, Gryphon, Trilantic, Wind Point, Levine Leichtman, Manufacturing M&A, The Middle Market, 11 February 2020

En el próspero mundo de los pagos, el tamaño importa, Gestión (Spanish), 07 February 2020

En el próspero mundo de los pagos, el tamaño importa, Perfil (Spanish), 07 February 2020

Nova gigante europeia de pagamentos mira mais aquisições, Money Times (Portuguese), 07 February 2020

En el próspero mundo de los pagos, el tamaño importa, Yahoo! finanzas (Spanish), 07 February 2020

Worldine intéressé par le projet de paiement des banques européennes, L'Echo (Belgian), 07 February 2020

Bigger is Better in Payments: Worldline on Deal Hunt, Bloomberg, 07 February 2020

Enterprise-Software M&A Deals Show Slowdown, The Wall Street Journal, 05 February 2020

Enterprise software M&A deals dip despite demand, comms dealer, 04 February 2020

M&A value in enterprise software stays high, despite activity cooling down, Information Age, 04 February 2020

Could the coronavirus outbreak create a global electronics shortage?, The Telegraph, 03 February 2020

Wolf Hill Group's Exclusive Interview with Henrik Jeberg, Wolf Hill Group, January 2020

Investors in Healthtech are still Sipping the Snake Oil, The Journal of mHealth, 08 January 2020

Roundup: 2019's Toop Stories and What They Mean for 2020, HCM Technology Report, 29 December 2019

10 biggest cybersecurity M&A deals of 2019, CSO, 23 December 2019

Hampleton Partners Advises FAST LTA on acquisition by Afinum, DMN Newswire, 09 December 2019

Report Predicts Continued Activity in HCM Technology M&A, HCM Technology Report, 04 December 2019

Securian Financial acquires benefits tech provider, ebn, 27 November 2019

Cybersecurity M&A is heating up worldwide, Business Live ME, 27 November 2019

The top 5 takeaways from InsurTech Rising International, Cover, 25 November 2019

Dawn of the insurtech era, IT-Online, 22 November 2019

Insurance comes of (digital) age, BizCommunity, 21 November 2019

Cyber security M&A intensifies as attacks increase, Financier Worldwide, 19 November 2019

Appetite for cybersecurity deals gains momentum, Private Equity News, 18 November 2019

Managed Services North event told of hot M&A sectors (+ video), IT Europa, 15 November 2019

Race to lock down cyber security vendors intensifies as more technologies at risk, RISKXtra, 15 November 2019

Race to lock down cybersecurity vendors intensifies as more technologies at risk, Journal of Cyber Policy, 14 November 2019

Race to lock down cybersecurity vendors intensifies as more technologies at risk, Global Security Mag, 14 November 2019

Pace of change drives MSPs to be acquired, IT reseller, 06 November 2019

Pace of change drives MSPs to be acquired, Digitalisation World, 31 October 2019

Pace of change drives MSPs to be acquired, DMN Newswire, 31 October 2019

Pace of change drives MSPs to be acquired, computing news, 31 October 2019

Pace of change drives MSPs to be acquired, IT Europa, 31 October 2019

Insurtech: should you believe the hype?, intelligent insurer, 18 October 2019

What accelerating enterprise software M&A activity means for digital transformation, Enterprise CIO, 14 October 2019

More Deals, at Higher Valuations, for Business-Software Makers, The Wall Street Journal, 02 October 2019

Valcon partners with Danish AR and VR specialist Virsabi, Consultancy Europe, 20 September 2019

IT services company valuations squeezed higher by demand, says report, IT Europa, 20 September 2019

US security acquisitions may hide lack of home R&D, IT Europa, 16 September 2019

Insurtechs raise record $3bn in funding in first half of 2019, intelligent insurer, 13 September 2019

Insurtech investment on a $6 billion pace, Digital Insurance, 12 September 2019

Consultancy points to global insurtech fundraising in 2019 reaching US$6 billion, Insurance Business Asia, 12 September 2019

Consultancy points to global insurtech fundraising in 2019 reaching US$6 billion, Insurance Business UK, 12 September 2019

Record InsurTech investment forecast, TheActuary, 11 September 2019

InsurTech investment to reach $6bn by end of year: Hampleton Partners, The Insurance Insider, 11 September 2019

Healthtech valuations reach five year high, Information Age, 09 September 2019

Report suggests highest rate of healthtech M&A activity in five years, Digital Health Age, 09 September 2019

Report finds increase in healthtech M&A activity in 2019, Med-Tech Innovation, 09 September 2019

What is the current state of the healthtech industry?, Business Leader, 06 September 2019

MSPs look for answers to hybrid cloud pressure at London event, IT Europa, 29 September 2019

Report highlights key M&A trends, comms dealer, 28 August 2019

FinTech 'megadeals' hit $120bn in first quarter, FStech, 28 August 2019

Fintech mega-deals lead to record-breaking $120bn in 1H2019, Angel News, 22 August 2019

Plaćanja pokreću poslove spajanja i preuzimanja na tržištu fintech-a, Indikator.ba (Bosnian), 22 August 2019

Aquisições de fintechs movimentaram US$ 120 bi no 1º semestre, MoneyTimes (Portuguese), 21 August 2019

Aquisições de fintechs movimentaram US$ 120 bi no 1º semestre, UOL (Portuguese), 21 August 2019

Fintech Takeover Spending Hits Record Levels on 2019's Megadeals, Bloomberg Law, 21 August 2019

8.21.19 Your morning briefing, PaymentsSource, 21 August 2019

Fintech Fundraising Continues To Break Records at $120 Billion, Livetrading News, 21 August 2019

Fintech mega-deals lead to record-breaking $120bn transaction value, Business Leader, 21 August 2019

Fintech M&A deal volume reaches three-year high, CRYPTO COMMENTARY, 20 August 2019

Fintech M&A deal volume reach three-year high, IT Europa, 20 August 2019

Global fintech deal activity hits a high, Business Breaking News, 20 August 2019

FinTech mega-deals lead to record-breaking $120 billion transaction value in H1 2019, Payments Cards & Mobile, 20 August 2019

Fintech mega-deals lead to record-breaking $120 billion transaction value in 1H2019, MENAFN, 20 August 2019

Fintech mega deals lead to record $120bn transaction value, London loves Business, 20 August 2019

Fintech Mega-Deals Lead to Record-Breaking $120 Billion Transaction Value, Fintech Finance, 20 August 2019

Fintech mega-deals lead to record-breaking $120 billion transaction value, weSRCH, 20 August 2019

Software firms a hot ticket in digital marketing sector M&A, Consulting.us, 20 August 2019

Record-Breaking: Fintech Mega Deals Lead To $120 Billion Transaction Value, HEDGETHINK, 20 August 2019

Fintech MEGA-DEALS Top $120bn In 1H2019 Setting New All-Time Record For M&A Transitions, Data Economy, 20 August 2019 

Global fintech deal activity hits a high, Scotsman, 20 August 2019

Payments driving fintech M&A, Finextra, 20 August 2019

Dramatic rise in fintech M&A and funding ramps up pressure on legacy firms: Hampleton Partners, intelligent insurer, 20 August 2019

Fintech M&A deal volume reaches three-year high, UK Tech News, 20 August 2019

PE investment shift boosts Euro TMT, TMT Finance, August 2019

Shift to Technology Platforms and Social Commerce Transforms the Digital Commerce M&A Deal Mix, MarTechSeries, 14 August 2019

Shift to Technology Platforms and Social Commerce Transforms the Digital Commerce M&A Deal Mix, computing news, 13 August 2019

Shift to Technology Platforms and Social Commerce Transforms the Digital Commerce M&A Deal Mix, AiTHORITY, 13 August 2019

Shift to Technology Platforms and Social Commerce Transforms the Digital Commerce M&A Deal Mix, SalesTechStar, 13 August 2019

The Venture Capital Blind Spot, Business 2 Community, 12 August 2019

The Venture Capital Blind Spot, Forbes, 29 July 2019

HR, benefits tech M&A surges with Alight acquisition of Hodges-Mace, Employee Benefit Adviser, 11 July 2019

HR, benefits tech M&A surges with Alight acquisition of Hodges-Mace, ebn, 10 July 2019

Deals in artificial intelligence are going through the roof, Consultancy Europe, 25 June 2019

Los gigantes tecnológicos, en la carrera para dominar el software empresarial, MSN Dinero (Spanish), 25 June 2019

Los gigantes tecnológicos, en la carrera para dominar el software empresarial, Expansión (Spanish), 25 June 2019
 

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S&P Global Market Intelligence

S&P Global took a closer look at the venture capital efforts in the automotive sector.
Read the full article from June 19, 2019: Automakers jump on venture capital bandwagon to plug technology gap
 

AR/VR transaction volumes, valuations and fundraising maturing, says Hampleton Partners' report, IT News Online, 29 May 2019 

AR/VR transaction volumes, valuations and fundraising maturing, says Hampleton Partners' report, EMR Industry, 29 May 2019
 

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The Wall Street Journal

Hampleton's AI Report was mentioned in an article by the Wall Street Journal dealing with AI acquisitions by non-tech companies. The article discussed the benefits and challenges of such an acquisition and mentioned recent deals, among them the acquisition of Simi by ZF.  
Read the full article from May 20, 2019: After Acquiring Startups, Non-Tech Companies Coddle AI Talent 
 

AI driving 'unprecedented' M&A growth, Data Center News Asia, 16 May 2019

AI driving 'unprecedented' M&A growth, Channel Life Australia, 16 May 2019
 

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Data Economy

Data Economy took a closer look at Hampleton's AI Report and succinctly summarised the key findings.
Read the Full Article from May 15, 2019: Soaring AI M&A Growth Set To Witness $190bn Market Value by 2025 
 

­AI breakthroughs lead to unpecedented M&A growth, Business Leader, 15 May 2019

AI breakthroughg leads to 'unprecedented' M&A growth, says Hampleton Partners, Private Equity Wire, 15 May 2019

Artificial Intelligence breakthroughs lead to unprecedented M&A growth, reveals Hampleton Partners' report, Virtual Strategy Magazine, 15 May 2019

Artificial Intelligence breakthroughs lead to unprecedented M&A growth, reveals Hampleton Partners' report, IT News Online, 15 May 2019

Niche areas that fintech is yet to exploit, FinTech Futures, 15 May 2019

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