Mark Andress

2 months ago | ionanalytics.com | Mark Andress |Lucinda Guthrie |Troy Hooper |Rachel Stone

Data Insight Tariffs, supply chain issues, labor force disruptions, geopolitical convulsions, and greater-than-anticipated regulatory scrutiny have left dealmakers hitting the pause button on their plans, according to M&A practitioners. The number of deals has dropped to the lowest level in years amid uncertainty brought about by President Donald Trump’s aggressive policy stance, although dollar volume has remained robust.

2 months ago | ionanalytics.com | Troy Hooper |Cristiano Bona |Laura Larghi |Mark Andress

Data Insight Cybersecurity dealmaking is expected to accelerate over the next year, driven largely by the rise of artificial intelligence-powered threats, advisors and investors say. But it might take a while to get going. While the second half of 2024 saw a surge in global cybersecurity M&A thanks to resurgent private equity activity in Israel and the UK in particular, transactions in North America were more muted.

Jan 21, 2025 | ionanalytics.com | Mark Andress |Troy Hooper |Izaz Ansari |Carlos Martinez

Data Insight A wave of consolidation targeting software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies is expected in 2025 as the pace of adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) puts pressure on cloud-based business models. Driving the wave will be Big Tech companies like Alphabet [NASDAQ:GOOG], Amazon [NASDAQ:AMZN], Microsoft [NASDAQ:MSFT] and Oracle [NYSE:ORCL], which are looking to layer service capabilities on top of their cloud computing infrastructure.

Dec 3, 2024 | ionanalytics.com | Jeff Sheban |Izaz Ansari |Mark Andress |Carlos Martinez

Data Insight After two seasons of disappointing returns, a thought is germinating in the agricultural technology sector: 2025 might be a better year for M&A. But maybe not by much. “Agtech has really taken it on the chin in recent years,” said Ramsey Masri, CEO of agricultural data and analytics provider CeresAI. “The sector itself has grossly underperformed and is ripe for consolidation.

Nov 19, 2024 | ionanalytics.com | Siddesh Mayenkar |Mark Andress |Serafina Smith |Izaz Ansari

Data Insight Amid a rebound in M&A activity targeting oil and gas pipeline and storage operators, cash-rich corporates are expected to continue filling in the void left by private equity firms, according to market participants. Over the last five years, strategics have been playing an increasingly dominant role in North American midstream M&A, while financial-sponsor participation has declined.