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Earlier this month, DHL Group opened its new Europe Innovation Center in Troisdorf, Germany. The flagship of a network of similar facilities dotted across the world, it serves to “identify emerging trends, engage with customers, test new technologies, and scale high-impact solutions across regions and business units”, as well as foster collaborations with other academic researchers and startups. This move caught our attention because, as part of the announcement , DHL Group laid out the “three most important trend clusters that will shape supply chains in the coming years”, determined by its

The latest Artificial Intelligence market report from Hampleton Partners, the international M&A and corporate finance advisory firm for software and technology companies, reveals strong fundraising momentum for AI companies, with the total deal value for the sector reaching almost USD 52.4bn in 1H25 – the second-largest amount ever invested in a half-year reporting period.

The latest Artificial Intelligence market report from Hampleton Partners, the international M&A and corporate finance advisory firm for software and technology companies, reveals strong fundraising momentum for AI companies, with the total deal value for the sector reaching almost USD 52.4bn in 1H25 – the second-largest amount ever invested in a half-year reporting period.

Healthtech dealmaking is surging, with our latest M&A report on the sector revealing that 1H25 saw the highest number of disclosed deals on record, surpassing even the much-discussed acquisition boom during and just after the pandemic. While economic conditions improved slightly, and high investor interest in AI innovation have certainly set a favourable context for M&A across the tech landscape, there are specific trends propelling acquisition and investment activity in Healthtech. Let’s look through some of those identified by the Hampleton Partners report, along with fundraises exemplifying

Anyone who’s caught up on the deal data in Hampleton Partners’ latest Autotech & Mobility Report will know that acquirers have pressed down on the accelerator in 1H25, with the sector seeing the third-highest ever transaction count in any half-year reporting period. Beyond general factors such as the easing of macroeconomic pressures and growing investor confidence across the tech landscape, one key contributor to the dealmaking surge has been highly robust activity within the Mobility & Fleet Management subsector.

The recently published IT & Business Services market report from Hampleton Partners has revealed strong M&A momentum in the first half of this year – a surge partly propelled by the acquisitions of business service providers partnered with the likes of Microsoft, Salesforce and ServiceNow. Not only has there been a high number of deals targeting such companies, but the median EBITDA multiple for this segment has soared to the highest point on record, indicating unprecedented investor confidence in the growth prospects of service providers aligned with major enterprise software ecosystems.