Cyber Monday’s here

Posted by on November 30, 2009

Following a busy weekend for the brick-and-mortar retailers, today is the online vendors’ turn. To mark the occasion, we note that dealmaking among the online-retail giants has continued to match historical M&A even through the recession, and see lots of potential deals to come.

Bets on casual games are paying off

Posted by on November 23, 2009

Electronic Arts’ game-changing acquisition of Playfish brings validity to the young niche games vertical. Will the consolidation continue?

Is mobile advertising back?

Posted by on November 10, 2009

Google’s monster acquisition of AdMob this week sure seems to suggest so. The high-multiple valuation makes this one of the richer deals in the overall sector and breathes new life into a niche vertical that seemed to be on life support earlier this year.

Is IAC looking to sell Ask.com?

Posted by on November 9, 2009

Recent comments from CEO Barry Diller sure make it sound like the search engine is on the block. A sale of Ask.com to Microsoft might be just the ticket – for both sides.

Intuit mints a rich deal

Posted by on September 18, 2009

Reaching for a new and promising market, the vendor acquired personal finance startup Mint this week at a pre-crash-level premium. What gives?

Adknowledge inks super deal for social advertising dominance

Posted by on July 22, 2009

The serial shopper has picked up incentives-based online advertising vendor Super Rewards. We take a look at what this means for the two companies and the remaining independent startups.

Navigating for relevance in a changing landscape

Posted by on June 23, 2009

As the location-based-services industry continues to consolidate, smaller startups are feeling the pinch. Who might be next on the chopping block?

Reality check for mobile ad networks?

Posted by on May 26, 2009

Like the overall online advertising industry, the mobile ad vertical has been hit hard recently. This has forced a few once-promising startups to either close down or sell for cheap. Was all the enthusiasm just a ruse?

Will OpenTable’s IPO lead to M&A?

Posted by on May 14, 2009

Slated to go public this month, the profitable Web restaurant reservations firm is looking to raise a bit of cash. Having done little M&A in its lifetime, we think this infusion of capital is likely to change that.

Preemptive consolidation in financial IT?

Posted by on April 14, 2009

With Fidelity National Information Services’ blockbuster acquisition of Metavante last week described as a preemptive buy, we believe 2009 is likely to be a year of consolidation in the financial IT industry. Who might be shopping?

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