8 factors driving software valuation multiples
Public software company valuations have risen to astronomical levels in recent years. Valuations for small privately held software businesses are strong as well and can vary significantly from one transaction to the next. What drives a 2x revenue multiple vs. a 10x revenue multiple? Some key factors influencing transaction multiples include: Size: larger companies […]
Bright Spots in a Cloudy Forecast
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is affecting the economy across many industries as consumers and businesses delay purchases or postpone new projects until visibility improves. Some technology companies will not be immune from the slowdown – IDC projects worldwide IT spending will decline by 2.7% in 2020 – but there are several segments within the Technology […]
Mid Year Report: Application Software
Mirus has released its latest Technology Sector Report. This quarter we focus on Application Software. The highlighted transactions contained within the full report speak to the growing momentum building in the B2B sales and marketing software sector. While it’s taken longer than most would have expected, enterprises’ increased usage of software to support online selling […]
The Latest in Manufacturing Automation and IoT
Mirus has released its latest Technology Sector Report. This quarter we focus on Manufacturing Automation, including companies in the product lifecycle management (PLM), enterprise resource management (ERP), supply chain management (SCM) and system integration (SI) space. In the full report you’ll find industry news, transactions, and the state of the industry. Download the full report […]
Our Latest View on IoT M&A
Mirus has released its latest Technology Sector Report. This quarter we focus on the IoT Sector, including companies that provide software, hardware and supporting services that enable connectivity and communication of physical devices, along with the analysis and application of the resulting data, applied to help users (companies or people) improve their operational efficiency. In […]
Mergers and Acquisitions in Manufacturing Automation for 2016
Mergers and acquisitions in Manufacturing Automation for 2016 goes into the books as the year of the big deal. While volume overall was soft (indeed back to 2010 levels), average transaction value was up substantially as the oligopolies focused on capturing market share and extending reach through large, single transactions. Q3 specifically produced an absolute […]
Mergers and Acquisitions in IoT – This is just the beginning
Over the past couple of years, Mirus has become increasingly involved with the rapidly developing Internet of Things sector including advising multiple companies across a variety of application domains on their growth and M&A strategy, as well as recently completing several important sell-side transactions in the space (see Eutecus press release). Mirus is very excited […]
Congratulations to Eutecus on its Sale to Sensity Systems and Subsequently Verizon
I would like to offer my congratulations to Csaba Rekeczky and the folks at Eutecus on the successful sale of their company to Sensity Systems (see http://merger.com/transactions/eutecus-acquired-sensity-systems/). The entire Mirus team, including Peter Alternative and I, are proud to have acted as advisors in this transaction and are pleased to play a part in helping […]
