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The recent release of our Enterprise Software market report revealed that 2023 has, so far, been a very strong period for M&A deals in this sector. In fact, the first six months of the year saw one of the biggest transaction volumes on record, representing a significant gain in momentum after the dip that affected the whole tech industry in 2022.

London, UK – 17 October 2023. The latest IT & Business Services M&A report from Hampleton Partners, the international M&A and corporate finance advisory firm for technology companies, reveals that 712 deals were made within the sector in 1H2023. This is the largest deal volume for any six-month period on record, representing a 2% increase on the previous largest deal volume, seen in 1H2022. “As global spending on IT continues to grow faster than the global economy, we see a healthy environment for continued high pace of M&A activity in the IT Services sector,” said Hampleton Partners Managing Director Konstantin Kastius. “Additionally, we see a high demand for certain expertise including AI will drive further the healthy pace of deal activity in 2023.”

The newest Digital Commerce report from Hampleton Partners has shown that deal numbers in the sector are on the up and up following a plunge seen in the wake of the pandemic’s M&A boom. And by “up and up”, we mean precisely that. As our report reveals, transactions have risen in a sustained and incremental fashion since the lowest point of the dip in Q32022, when we recorded 442 deals.

At this point, you certainly don’t have to work in tech to be aware of the world-changing impact of generative AI, whose advent is being widely framed as a new industrial revolution. This is reflected in the feeding frenzy of investment in AI startups across multiple sectors. Those with deep pockets are more than willing to invest in companies in their very earliest stages – see Mistral AI, which secured Europe’s biggest-ever seed round ($113 million) within four weeks of founding.

London, UK – 04 October 2023. The latest Digital Commerce M&A report from Hampleton Partners, the international M&A and corporate finance advisory firm for technology companies, reveals that 1,017 transactions were recorded in the first half of 2023. This is considerably higher than deal volumes seen in the years leading to the pandemic, indicating strong market bounceback following the dramatic dip observed in the latter quarters of 2022.

London, UK – 13 September 2023. The latest global Autotech & Mobility M&A report from Hampleton Partners, the international M&A and corporate finance advisory firm for technology companies, reveals that 68 transactions were recorded in the first half of 2023. This is the second-largest deal volume of any six-month period within the sector, just behind the all-time high of 76 transactions recorded in 1H2022. The EV and AI revolutions, along with surging interest in technologies addressing autonomous driving, sustainability and customer experience, have helped drive market activity, with OEMs expanding their product portfolios and acquiring companies developing disruptive solutions for the sector.

In recent years there’s been an unprecedented focus on global supply chains. There are several reasons for this – not least the serious logistical disruptions brought about by the Covid pandemic, the war in Ukraine, labour shortages, soaring energy costs, and severe inflation. This has opened up equally unprecedented opportunities for startups which have developed tech tools that can optimise their clients’ supply chains.

One of the most notable developments in the tech world in recent times has been the plethora of startups which have undertaken down rounds. This trend was starkly emphasised by research published in May, which revealed that the number of funding rounds raising capital at reduced company valuations almost quadrupled in the first quarter of 2023, compared to the previous year.

Anna Gullstrand is the Chief People & Culture Officer at Mentimeter, a leading audience engagement SaaS platform based in Stockholm. She won the prestigious SaaS Leader of the Year Award at BreakIt’s 2002 SaaS Summit, with the prize being presented by Hampleton Partners’ Nordics Director Michel Annink.