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| | July 24, 2008 | | Updata Advisors Q2 Information Technology M&A Review |
 M&A OVERVIEW: DESPITE BRIGHT SPOTS, IT M&A FEELS THE STING OF A ROUGH ECONOMY
First the good news. Total announced enterprise value of the IT deals tracked by Updata was roughly $31 billion in Q2 2008, up 3% from Q1 2008... read more>>
Economic Downturn Has Not Stopped America's Acquisitiveness Abroad
In terms of the number of announced transactions in Q2 2008, cross-border deals made up about 39% of all the acquisitions tracked by Updata. Interestingly, fewer of these deals than expected have been inbound to the US... read more>>
Challenging Environment Slows IT M&A Activity Overall
From Updata's perspective, buyers have become more patient and selective about targets given their increased M&A options... read more>>
SECTOR ANALYSES
Updata regularly tracks five core subsets of the technology sector: Infrastructure Software, Enterprise Application Software, IT Services, Security, and Internet. In Q2 2008 certain sectors fared better than others. Overall, deals in the IT services space made up the bulk of the activity while deals in the Internet sector… read more>>
Infrastructure Software... read more>>
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UPDATA TRANSACTIONS: SECOND QUARTER 2008... read more>>
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| | July 10, 2008 | | Updata Advisors Infrastructure Software M&A Update: Q3 2007-Q2 2008 | INTRODUCTION For much of the 12-month period ended June 30, 2008, M&A deal activity in infrastructure software proved relatively immune to negative trends in the capital markets, systemic problems in the credit markets, and weakening economic conditions in the US... read more>> Public Equity Performance... read more>> M&A ACTIVITY IN INFRASTRUCTURE SOFTWARE Q3 2007 - Q2 2008 Infrastructure software M&A activity was generally strong during the 12-month period ended June 30, 2008. During the year, Updata tracked more than 80 infrastructure software deals aggregating just over $15 billion in transaction value... read more>> The Usual Suspects Dominate Infrastructure M&A... read more>> Enterprises Are Spending On Virtualization, Automation, And Storage Software... read more>> WHAT'S AHEAD: INFRASTRUCTURE HEADS FOR THE CLOUDS Within the broader infrastructure software sector, certain areas such as virtualization, data center automation, and distributed software architecture have experienced growth faster than the overall market... read more>> RECENT UPDATA INFRASTRUCTURE SOFTWARE TRANSACTIONS... read more>> Deal Metrics For Infrastructure Software 
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| | June 26, 2008 | | Experienced Advisor Leads Firm's Infrastructure Software Practice | Updata Advisors announced the promotion of Joel Strauch to Partner. Based in the Reston, Virginia office, Mr. Strauch heads Updata's Infrastructure Software practice and most recently advised SwapDrive, a leading provider of online backup and storage solutions, in its acquisition by Symantec. Mr. Strauch joined Updata Advisors in 2005 bringing significant experience in both investment banking and in advising high-growth technology companies, having completed more than 50 transactions with aggregate value in excess of $4 billion.
"Joel is an experienced advisor to our clients who offers significant knowledge of value drivers, strategic developments, and technological trends for companies that participate in areas such as IT operations and management, storage, and application infrastructure," said Ira Cohen, Managing Partner of Updata Advisors. "The combination of his breadth of experience and a hands-on approach has contributed to his past achievements and makes him well-suited to lead Updata's Infrastructure Software practice as that sector undergoes rapid change and continues to experience high levels of M&A activity."
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