Tech 2017 M&A
Tech 2017 M&A
Tech 2017 M&A
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20132016 Global Technology deals announced, by volume 20152016 Global Technology deals announced, by volume
Rank Advisor Volume ($bn) % share Rank Advisor Volume ($bn) % share
1 Goldman Sachs 515 34% 1 Goldman Sachs 410 39%
5 Bank of America Merrill Lynch 327 22% 5 Bank of America Merrill Lynch 252 24%
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16
10
Buy-sides: 9 6 3 0
Sell-sides: 9 10 7 6
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50%
43%
41% 41%
37% 37%
34%
30%
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$481
$246
$192 $462
$156 $172 $333
$136
$130
$137 $152 $180 3. Sponsors: traditional buyout
$75 $105 $100
U.S. #
of deals1: 81 135 153 133 121 178 207 170
4. Consolidation among low growth technology sectors
U.S.
median
premium2: 43% 33% 41% 38% 46% 32% 30% 36%
Services
Semis Systems
21% 13%
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79 activist pressure
$4.7 Large enterprise software players expected to remain aggressive
Sponsors to continue both traditional buyouts and the new
$2.8 growth game
30 Shave Club)
$3.3 Asian buyers, with several mid-cap acquisitions, largely focused on
capturing multiple arbitrage
$0.8 Expectations for major platforms to pursue M&A following IPOs
Source: Dealogic as of December 31, 2016, includes rank eligible deals greater than $300mm where final stake > 80%
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5.4x 5.2x
3.9x
3.4x
3.1x
IPO date: October 5, 2016 October 27, 2016 June 22, 2016 July 28, 2016 September 22, 2016
1-year forward
revenue ($mm): $158 $157 $314 $130 $183
1-year forward
revenue growth: 28% 33% 29% 30% 18%
42
43 38
29
21 19 20 105 101
9 12 14 90
7 20
3 3 13 29
3 2 5 10 17
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Technology premiums remain healthy1 Premium assets continue to draw outsized premiums
70% 67%
36% 63% 59% 55% 51%
33%
32%
30% 29%
28%
25%
Acquirer/
target:
Announcement May 31, April 18, June 1, Nov 20, June 13, May 2,
date: 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016
1-year forward
25% 22% 26% 12% 20% 12%
revenue growth:
Cloud/Apps Vertical software Security Legacy software Infrastructure Communication Big data analytics
# software transactions 11 10 7 6 4 3 2
# strategic 8 8 3 4 4 3 1
Mean FV/Rev 1-yr fwd 7.1x 4.7x 4.0x 2.6x 4.8x 3.4x N/A
# sponsor 3 2 4 2 0 0 1
Mean FV/Rev 1-yr fwd 6.4x 2.6x 3.9x 3.7x N/A N/A 3.7x
Sources: Dealogic as of December 31, 2016, company filings and FactSet; includes rank eligible deals greater than $10mm
1
Represents median 1-month premiums for deals >$100mm involving a U.S. party
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Activist campaigns resulting in settlement agreements1 Activist campaigns resulting in Board representation as a
% of completed campaigns1
96 98
79 49% 53%
60%
51% 47%
40%
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Software Business
Operating Business
Acquired by Acquired Acquired by Acquired by Acquired by Acquired by
November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 September 2016 September 2016 August 2016
$3.0bn $3.6bn $3.3bn $1.2bn $65.7bn $1.0bn
August 2016 August 2016 July 2016 July 2016 July 2016 June 2016
$9.8bn $4.7bn $1.0bn $6.2bn $9.1bn $23.3bn
Europe
May 2016 April 2016 April 2016 April 2016 March 2016 March 2016
$18.2bn $4.5bn $1.9bn $3.6bn $1.4bn $5.8bn
February 2016 February 2016 February 2016 January 2016 January 2016 January 2016
$36.6bn $4.5bn $5.8bn $7.4bn $2.2bn $1.9bn
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Source: Dealogic as of 12/31/16, includes rank eligible deals greater than $300mm where final stake > 80%
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Source: Dealogic as of 12/31/16, includes rank eligible deals greater than $300mm where final stake > 80%
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Source: Dealogic as of 12/31/16, includes rank eligible deals greater than $300mm where final stake > 80%
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Source: Dealogic as of 12/31/16, includes rank eligible deals greater than $300mm where final stake > 80%
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Source: Dealogic as of 12/31/16, includes rank eligible deals greater than $300mm where final stake > 80%
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Source: Dealogic as of 12/31/16, includes rank eligible deals greater than $300mm where final stake > 80%
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