CategoryM&A Connect

#TheWayForward for M&A in India

May 29, 2014

4 Min read

2013 was a hot year for Global Technology M&A: 204 announced Tech M&A deals took place at an overall valuation of ~$100B, of which 70% were pure software companies. Thanks to a strong stock market, 51 Tech IPOs took place in 2013. The story for the India software product industry has been different. Despite huge innovation and rising entrepreneurship, most Indian product companies have...

A “Virtual Mandate” from Silicon Valley companies for M&A

By Sanat Rao

In iSPIRT, M&A Connect

February 12, 2014

2 Min read

2013 was one of the most prolific years for M&A worldwide with 3169 acquisitions taking place across the globe. India had its own share of successes with RedBus, Little Eye Labs etc. going through acquisitions. However, in general, relatively few Indian startups figure on the list of acquisitions. Last week, I hosted an iSPIRT M&A Roundtable in Palo Alto along with Jay Pullur. Attendees...