Merger mania is back
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Our analysis of mergers and acquisitions in the global technology market over the past five years indicates that H110 saw the first period of y-o-y deal growth since H207. Global tech deals grew by 45% to $41bn in the period, almost half of which were cross-border. Most recently, DELL’s and HP’s increasingly expensive battle for loss-making business 3PAR indicates clearly that merger mania is back.
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