Information Technology

Despite a sell-off in public markets, VC funding for semiconductor startups is poised to break records.

Volume reached nearly $5 trillion last year, with about 57% from mega-deals—the highest share in a decade.

For leveraged markets, the impact of AI has been felt less at the macro level than in the assessment of individual credits, as investors weigh the transformative potential of the technology.

AI infrastructure and healthcare sectors are notably active.

The market is reaching maturity as fund managers in the region become more established

The 2024 Vertical Snapshot: Semiconductor Scale-Ups report covers industry trends, growth drivers, and VC activity. It includes a market map of VC-backed leaders in the space.

With PE firms increasingly vying for data infrastructure assets, we take a look at the most active investors in the space.

Private equity deal activity in the software sector remained strong through the first half of 2022, despite much of the technology space grappling with falling valuations and macroeconomic headwinds.

Platforms like Zoom, Roblox, Clubhouse and Peloton reshaped how we lived during lockdown. But two years in, which changes are here to stay—and which aren’t?

Nvidia’s planned $40 billion acquisition of Arm was officially declared dead this week, making it the latest in a list of failed tech mergers. Here are five of the biggest.

The fallout from a rapid shift to remote work—and the subsequent growth of cloud-based software—continues to ripple through businesses nearly two years later, driving a sharp increase in both investment and spending on information security.

Investors have funneled $295 million into AI-based business planning tech provider o9 Solutions as PE continues its push in the software sector.

Private equity bet big on software companies in 2021, but Thoma Bravo outshone all other firms by landing five of the top 10 largest buyouts in the sector.

Private equity dealmaking is moving at a scorching pace, driven in large part by activity in the tech sector. We dug into the trend, outlined in the latest Quantitative Perspectives report.

This emerging tech research report includes market maps of VC-backed companies, business model descriptions, and an overview of key investors and acquirers within the information security space.

Parler, the angel-backed social media app popular with supporters of President Trump, is struggling to rebound from being forced offline after losing the support of Google, Apple and Amazon over the network’s lack of violent-content moderation.

IT investments are more prominent in US private equity than ever before, plus four other significant trends from the year that was.

Voters in several US states weighed in on ballot proposals that could have a lasting impact on tech companies, workers, consumers and investors.