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     <title>Technology Bankers | Updata Advisors</title><link>http://blog.updataadvisors.com/public/blog/125367</link><description>Updata Advisors Information Technology M&amp;A Research and News
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    </description><atom:link type="application/rss+xml" rel="self" href="http://blog.updataadvisors.com/public/rss/125367?"/><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2008 Updata Advisors--All Rights Reserved -- This channel is part of the Updata Advisors blogsite--Powered by MyST Blogsite®.</copyright><pubDate>Sun, 30 Apr 2006 18:35:55 -0400</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:15:30 -0400</lastBuildDate><generator>MySmartChannels V3.0 (MyST Web Service Platform V6.00.0627)</generator><image><url>http://blog.updataadvisors.com/styles/blogsite/UpdataAdvisors/images/rss.jpg</url><height>31</height><width>88</width><link>http://blog.updataadvisors.com/public/blog/125367</link><title>Technology Bankers | Updata Advisors</title><description>Updata Advisors' strategic M&amp;A advisory services achieve greater shareholder value for the information technology industry.</description></image>
       
       
       
      
  
     <item><title>Updata Publishes 2009 IT Security M&amp;A Update</title><link>http://blog.updataadvisors.com/public/item/235395</link><description>Recession Tests Security Valuations, But Opportunities Abound&lt;p&gt;Updata Advisors has published its &lt;a title="June 2009 IT Security M&amp;A Update" href="http://updataadvisors.com/Advisors_Newsletters/Security/it_security_maupdate_june09.asp" target="_blank"&gt;June 2009 IT Security M&amp;amp;A Update&lt;/a&gt;. This report looks at recent trends in the IT Security sector and discusses implications for M&amp;amp;A. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Table of Contents&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Recession Tests High Security Valuations...&lt;a href="http://updataadvisors.com/Advisors_Newsletters/Security/it_security_maupdate_june09.asp#recession"&gt;read&amp;nbsp;more&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sector Is On The Mend...&lt;a href="http://updataadvisors.com/Advisors_Newsletters/Security/it_security_maupdate_june09.asp#sector"&gt;read&amp;nbsp;more&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Security Beyond The Recession...&lt;a href="http://updataadvisors.com/Advisors_Newsletters/Security/it_security_maupdate_june09.asp#securitybeyond"&gt;read&amp;nbsp;more&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;IT Evolution Drives Innovation-Investment Cycle...&lt;a href="http://updataadvisors.com/Advisors_Newsletters/Security/it_security_maupdate_june09.asp#it_evolution"&gt;read&amp;nbsp;more&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Opportunity Drivers Ahead...&lt;a href="http://updataadvisors.com/Advisors_Newsletters/Security/it_security_maupdate_june09.asp#opportunity"&gt;read&amp;nbsp;more&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Broadening Purpose Of IT Security...&lt;a href="http://updataadvisors.com/Advisors_Newsletters/Security/it_security_maupdate_june09.asp#from_it"&gt;read&amp;nbsp;more&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Recent Updata Advisors&amp;nbsp;IT Security Transactions...&lt;a href="http://updataadvisors.com/Advisors_Newsletters/Security/it_security_maupdate_june09.asp#transactions"&gt;read&amp;nbsp;more&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;References...&lt;a href="http://updataadvisors.com/Advisors_Newsletters/Security/it_security_maupdate_june09.asp#refs"&gt;read&amp;nbsp;more&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Contact Information...&lt;a href="http://updataadvisors.com/Advisors_Newsletters/Security/it_security_maupdate_june09.asp#contact"&gt;read&amp;nbsp;more&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Read the report in its entirety &lt;a title="June 2009 IT Security M&amp;A Report" href="http://updataadvisors.com/Advisors_Newsletters/Security/it_security_maupdate_june09.asp" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;See Also&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://updataadvisors.com/Advisors_Newsletters/Security/it_security_maupdate_june09.asp" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;June 2009 IT Security M&amp;A Update&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Updata Advisors IT Security Mergers &amp; Acquisitions Update&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://blog.updataadvisors.com/public/item/235395</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:19:09 -0400</pubDate>
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     </item><item><title>Updata Advisors Promotes Robert Lung And Matthew Fiore To Vice-President</title><link>http://blog.updataadvisors.com/public/item/235393</link><description>Lung And Fiore Add Significant Sector Expertise&lt;p&gt;Updata Advisors, Inc. is pleased to announce today the promotions of &lt;a title="Rob Lung" href="http://updataadvisors.com/team.asp?module=press&amp;newsid=26" target="_blank"&gt;Robert Lung&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a title="Matt Fiore" href="http://updataadvisors.com/team.asp?module=press&amp;newsid=19" target="_blank"&gt;Matthew Fiore&lt;/a&gt; to Vice President, effective July 1. Throughout their careers here at Updata, these two individuals have added tremendous value through their tireless efforts and consistently high-quality work product.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Robert Lung&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;When Rob joined Updata Advisors in April 2004 as an Analyst, he brought with him considerable technology M&amp;amp;A experience, and in 2006 he was promoted to Associate. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rob&amp;rsquo;s significant deal execution experience comes from his active involvement on many high-profile engagements. As a result, Rob has developed significant industry expertise in the IT Security and Internet sectors. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Prior to Updata, Rob worked as a Research Analyst with Broadview International conducting research on mergers and acquisitions transactions in the IT, media, telecommunications, and healthcare technology sectors. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rob earned a Master of Science in Quantitative Methods and Modeling from the Zicklin School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Chicago. Rob is currently enrolled in the Executive MBA-Global program at Columbia University and is a CFA charterholder.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Matthew Fiore&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Matt has gained significant deal experience since joining Updata as an Analyst in June 2004, working on many significant M&amp;amp;A transactions. In 2006 he was promoted to Associate and continued to hone his expertise in the IT Services sector. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Before joining Updata, Matt was a strategic acquisition analyst in the corporate development practice at Clondalkin Group, a Warburg Pincus-backed company in the packaging industry. While at Clondalkin, Matt coordinated all due diligence efforts for the firm's buy-side M&amp;amp;A activity and completed several acquisitions. Earlier, Matt interned with Cornell Capital Group and Fagan Associates.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Matt has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Finance with a minor in French from Villanova University and spent a semester studying at the Universit&amp;eacute; de Bourgogne in Dijon, France.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://blog.updataadvisors.com/public/item/235393</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:09:36 -0400</pubDate>
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