M&A activity for North American based target companies in the Technology, Media and Telecom sector for Q2 2014 included 750 closed deals, according to data provided by S&P Capital IQ. Industry insiders believe M&A activity in the sector for the remainder of 2014 will continue to increase, according to a survey released June 5 by international law firm Morrison & Foerster LLP and tech research firm 451 Research LLC. The report polled 157 C-level and business development executives, general counsel, as well as VC and private equity figures in the Technology, Media and Telecom. Approximately 72 percent of respondents, polled in mid-April, said they planned shift focus toward M&A activity through the end of the year, up from 50 percent last November. Cash on the balance sheet for strategics and good financing conditions for LBO transactions in addition to a desire for growth through acquiring new technologies were cited as factors that should M&A. Only 4 percent of those polled expect activity to decrease, the report said.
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