September 2018: Knowledge Economy M&A and Equity Market Update

https://equiteqedge.com/2018/10/05/september-2018-knowledge-economy-ma-and-equity-market-update/
By Ramone Param, Director, Equiteq Major deals profiled include Cognizant’s acquisition of ATG, AlixPartners’ acquisition of Zolfo Cooper’s US operations and SAIC’s acquisition of Engility. Equiteq advised System Partners on its sale to DXC Technology and Mexia on joining Deloitte. The Equiteq Knowledge Economy Share Price Index fell modestly over the month. Cognizant acquires ATG, expanding its capabilities in […]

Equiteq & Quote-to-Cash experts Simplus release Configure-Price-Quote (CPQ) Industry Guide at Dreamforce 18

https://equiteqedge.com/2018/10/02/equiteq-quote-to-cash-experts-simplus-release-configure-price-quote-cpq-industry-guide-at-dreamforce-18/
By Nicodemo Esposito, Managing Director and Ramone Param, Director, Equiteq We have just returned from an exhilarating week in San Francisco for Dreamforce 18, the largest technology event in the world and this year attracting over 170,000 people from Salesforce’s client, investor, research and partner network. The most pertinent discussions revolved around the latest artificial […]

Digital strategy: Razors wanted

https://equiteqedge.com/2018/09/17/digital-strategy-razors-wanted/
By Greg Fincke, Managing Director, Equiteq I recently listened to Sunil Gupta’s HBR IdeaCast on digital strategy – a topic relevant to many, if not all, of our clients. After providing examples of failed approaches to digital strategy he rightfully points out that in order to be successful, strategies need to incorporate four components: Business strategy […]

August 2018: Knowledge Economy M&A and Equity Market Update

https://equiteqedge.com/2018/09/10/august-2018-knowledge-economy-ma-and-equity-market-update/
By Ramone Param, Director, Equiteq Major deals profiled include Wunderman’s acquisition of Gorilla Group, Omnicom’s acquisition of Credera and Accenture’s acquisitions of Mindtribe & Pillar. Equiteq advised DBM Consultants on its merger with Illuminera. The Equiteq Knowledge Economy Share Price Index rose over the month led by share price rises in various listed management consulting and IT services. Wunderman […]

July 2018: Knowledge Economy M&A and Equity Market Update

https://equiteqedge.com/2018/08/10/july-2018-knowledge-economy-ma-and-equity-market-update/
By Ramone Param, Director, Equiteq Major deals profiled include IPG’s acquisition of Acxiom Marketing Solutions, S4 Capital’s acquisition of MediaMonks and Accenture’s acquisition of Kogentix. The Equiteq Knowledge Economy Share Price Index was broadly flat over the month. IPG’s acquisition of Acxiom Marketing Solutions gives it access to anonymized customer data to enhance its targeted marketing solutions Target: Acxiom […]

H1 2018 Knowledge Economy Global M&A Update

https://equiteqedge.com/2018/08/01/h1-2018-knowledge-economy-global-ma-update/
Buyers focused on a smaller number of transformational deals in the first half of the year, as tapering of quantitative easing programs accelerates By Ramone Param, Director, Equiteq Strong rise in average deal size and valuation multiples in H1 2018 The number of completed deals fell 5% on H1 2017 Activity remains focused on IT services […]

Equiteq advised knowledge economy M&A deals: Q2 2018

https://equiteqedge.com/2018/07/16/equiteq-advised-knowledge-economy-ma-deals-q2-2018/
By David Jorgenson, CEO, Equiteq Dartmouth Partners received investment from Literacy Capital The NAV People management buy-out by FPE Capital c3/consulting sold to Ankura Business Integration Partners (Bip) received majority investment from Apax Partners Equiteq has had a very busy start to 2018 across our global business and this positive momentum is carrying into the […]

June 2018: Knowledge Economy M&A and Equity Market Update

https://equiteqedge.com/2018/07/05/june-2018-knowledge-economy-ma-and-equity-market-update/
By Ramone Param, Director, Equiteq Major deals profiled include Ankura’s acquisition of Navigant Consulting’s DFLT and TAS businesses, Warburg Pincus’ acquisition of Capita’s Supplier Assessment Services business and Capgemini’s acquisition of Adaptive Lab. Equiteq advised The NAV People on its sale to FPE Capital and Dartmouth Partners on its investment from Literacy Capital. The Equiteq Knowledge Economy Share […]

Healthcare and Life Sciences Consulting Global M&A Report 2018

https://equiteqedge.com/2018/06/27/healthcare-and-life-sciences-consulting-global-ma-report-2018/
Our review of deal flow in the healthcare and life sciences consulting space shows rising demand from cash-rich strategic and financial buyers for larger acquisition opportunities By Ramone Param, Director Published today, Equiteq’s healthcare and life sciences consulting global M&A report provides exclusive acquisition and valuation insights for consulting firm owners considering a sale. The data […]

Healthcare Consulting Insights: Healthcare Provider Consulting M&A

https://equiteqedge.com/2018/06/21/healthcare-consulting-insights-healthcare-provider-consulting-ma/
By Nicodemo Esposito, Managing Director and Ramone Param, Director M&A activity is strong for specialized operational management consulting businesses that provide innovative, data-driven process improvement and cost reduction solutions We continue to receive feedback from the most prolific buyers of knowledge-intensive services firms that expertise in helping healthcare providers with process improvement and operational efficiency […]