M&A insights: US technology Q3 2009 update

This quarterly report provides insight on technology M&A activity.

With the closing of three transactions greater than $1 billion and two above $500 million, the third quarter put in a respectable showing compared with the rest of the year to date and boasted an average deal value of $300 million. Larger, strategic, transactions gathered momentum during the third quarter with the announcement of several billion dollar plus transactions. In addition to the reawakening of technology giants, the third quarter also saw the early beginnings of the return of private equity transactions.