We are excited to release our “Software M&A Activity Report” to complement our other periodic research reports, including the Software Benchmark Report, analysing public company valuations, and the B&C Rounds Report covering private growth capital financings.
We hope you find this report insightful and valuable.
Report highlights
- 2023 ends weakly with total deal volume for the year at $179bn, down 53% compared to 2022
- Having seen shoots of recovery in early 2023, following a dire Q4 2022, total deal value dropped from $54bn to $33bn (-38%) in the last quarter of 2023
- However, mid-market deals continue to grow in both value and volume, up $8bn to $14bn (77%) QoQ as buyers show increasing appetite for smaller deals