Wednesday, May 16, 2012

IPO Prospects Raising Valuations, Slowing Deals

A report this morning issued by PricewaterhouseCoopers said that "IPO fever" is increasing the valuation of technology companies, which as slowed the pace of mergers and acquisitions in the technology market. The report, which analyzed IPO and M&A activity over the first three months of the year, said an enthusiasm for IPOs--with 13 technology IPOs and another 14 IPO registrations in the first three months of the year--has been affecting the number of mergers and acquisitions, with 64 deals, versus 69 deals in the prevoius quarter. Photo courtesy BigStock Photo).