Q3 technology M&A still buoyant

With total deal value exceeding $33bn, acquisition activity during the third quarter of 2004 saw a continuation, and in some cases an increase, across Europe, according to the latest findings from Regent Associates' European Technology Acquisition Review report. Despite the very high number of transactions in Q2, Q3 has seen an even greater increase in activity with a total of 623 transactions being completed. Year on year analysis paints an even more impressive picture. To date, transactions in 2004 stand at 1742 compared to 1018 the previous year, representing an increase in transaction activity of 71%. 'We expect that by the end of Q4 2004, deal activity will approach the heady heights of four years ago when 2,386 deals were announced', comments Peter Rowell, chairman of Regent Associates.

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