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A Google Trends Analysis - SS&C Technologies (ticker: SSNC) vs. Charles River Development (ticker: STT) We performed a “Google Trends” analysis comparing Google search terms “SS&C Technologies” and “Charles River Development”. To access our report CLICK HERE. We measured the period September 1st 2019 through January 22nd 2020. Our analysis included Google searches conducted across … Continue reading SS&C vs. CRD
Debt remains cheap. Strategic acquirers and PE firms are flush with cash. It doesn't take a genius to arrive at the conclusion that Software & Services M&A activity will remain healthy in 2020 all else held equal. (tickers mentioned: ACN, AVGO). Today's news that Accenture (ticker: ACN) agreed to acquire Symantec's CyberSecurity Services business from … Continue reading One M&A Prophecy Fulfilled. More to Come.
There were too many quality CEOs to choose from when we went about selecting the "CEORater Technology CEO of the Year" for 2019. Rather than selecting a single "Technology CEO of the Year", we elected to select five top CEOs across five Technology categories: 1.) "PropTech", 2.) "FinTech: Payments", 3.) "Platform Companies", 4.) "FinTech: Capital … Continue reading CEORater 2019 Technology CEOs of the Year
The TEK2day PropTech Outlook provides our perspective on where we believe the PropTech industry is headed over the next few years. Major themes include: I.) further industry consolidation and II.) AI-driven revenue opportunities and operating efficiency gains. The TEK2day PropTech Landscape (link at the bottom of this article) includes company names, descriptions, CEOs, 2019 revenue … Continue reading TEK2day PropTech Outlook & LandscapePremium
When is the correct time to sell your company? Many entrepreneurs and CEOs struggle with this question. A blueprint unfortunately does not exist. Below are signposts we have observed primarily across Application Software, FinTech, InsurTech, Information Services, IT Services and Technology-Enabled Services. The company participates in a mature end market and continued growth is dependent … Continue reading Is It Time to Sell Your Company?
It has leaked that semiconductor giant Broadcom (tkr: AVGO) is working to acquire CyberSecurity software company Symantec (tkr: SYMC). Semiconductor investors are not fans of the deal as AVGO shares have traded off 6% since the news leaked. Conversely, we like the prospective acquisition for a couple of reasons: First, Symantec’s recurring revenues will help … Continue reading We Applaud Creative M&A Strategies
Insurance Companies Are Undervalued Technology-Enabled Services Companies Insurance companies are undervalued Technology-Enabled Services companies. Further, they share attributes with richly-valued SaaS companies – namely predictable, recurring revenue. Insurance companies obviously don’t develop and sell technology as a core business, yet they leverage various software applications and analytical tools that power their core underwriting services. From … Continue reading Insurance Companies Are Undervalued Tech Companies
The very definition of a Black Swan event is that they are rare and unexpected. We had one this past weekend in the sports world. Andy Ruiz defeated heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua. Ruiz was a 19-1 underdog. The last major economic black swan event was the 2008 “great recession”. It feels like President Trump’s … Continue reading The Trade War Black Swan
Microsoft embodies the cloud and all it encompasses including edge computing, AI and machine learning, mixed reality, autonomous systems and more. Microsoft is a good proxy for what tomorrow's cloud-driven economy may look like. Our view? A tapestry of natural language AI-based applications and autonomous systems, all running on core platforms primarily powered by a … Continue reading Microsoft is the Cloud
Rideshare as a long-term investment? Right up there with owning an airline. Heck, even if the rideshare companies were operating at scale - running on autonomous vehicle fleets - would you really want to own that business? Depreciating assets, multiple competitors (it will be more than Lyft and Uber), and thin profit margins (we are … Continue reading Rideshare as an Investment? Don’t Be Spun by the VCs
