https://pitchbook.com/tag/information-technology information-technology en-US Fri, 30 Jan 2026 21:38:11 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/big-ticket-deals-push-m-a-value-to-all-time-high Global M&A volume reached nearly $5 trillion last year, and big-ticket deals beefed up the transaction value. Fri, 30 Jan 2026 21:38:11 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/big-ticket-deals-push-m-a-value-to-all-time-high https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/ai-risk-reshapes-european-leveraged-credit-selection-not-market-technicals 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. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 21:00:17 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/ai-risk-reshapes-european-leveraged-credit-selection-not-market-technicals https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/corporate-acquirers-search-for-operational-efficiency-boosts-it-exits-for-pe AI infrastructure and healthcare sectors are notably active. Thu, 02 Oct 2025 19:49:32 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/corporate-acquirers-search-for-operational-efficiency-boosts-it-exits-for-pe https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/5-charts-mideast-n-africas-maturing-pe-market-on-course-for-record-year The market is reaching maturity as fund managers in the region become more established Fri, 19 Sep 2025 21:31:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/5-charts-mideast-n-africas-maturing-pe-market-on-course-for-record-year https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/pe-top-10-data-centers With PE firms increasingly vying for data infrastructure assets, we take a look at the most active investors in the space. Tue, 30 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/pe-top-10-data-centers https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/pe-firms-software-deals-q2 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. Thu, 21 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/pe-firms-software-deals-q2 https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/coronavirus-pandemic-zoom-peloton-social-media 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? Sun, 06 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/coronavirus-pandemic-zoom-peloton-social-media https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/biggest-failed-mergers-and-acquisitions-tech-nvidia-arm 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. Thu, 10 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/biggest-failed-mergers-and-acquisitions-tech-nvidia-arm https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/infosec-market-map-startups-scale-to-secure-the-cloud The fallout from a rapid shift to remote work and the subsequent growth of cloud-based software has driven a sharp increase in infosec investment and spending. Thu, 03 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/infosec-market-map-startups-scale-to-secure-the-cloud https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/o9-solutions-295-million-kkr-general-atlantic-private-equity Investors have funneled $295 million into AI-based business planning tech provider o9 Solutions as PE continues its push in the software sector. Wed, 26 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/o9-solutions-295-million-kkr-general-atlantic-private-equity https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/thoma-bravo-software-buyouts-private-equity-2021-record 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. Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/thoma-bravo-software-buyouts-private-equity-2021-record https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/2021-pe-deals-tech-20-year-high Private equity deals are occurring at the fastest pace in more than two decades, due especially to a busy tech sector. This article features data from PitchBook's Q4 Quantitative Perspectives Report. Wed, 22 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/2021-pe-deals-tech-20-year-high https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/parler-struggles-to-get-online-as-apple-amazon-google-pull-support 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. Mon, 11 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/parler-struggles-to-get-online-as-apple-amazon-google-pull-support https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/private-equity-charts-2020-tech-oil-irr IT investments are more prominent in US private equity than ever before, plus four other significant trends from the year that was. Wed, 23 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/private-equity-charts-2020-tech-oil-irr https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/2020-election-ballot-measures-point-to-wins-for-tech-companies ​​​​​​​Voters in several US states weighed in on ballot proposals that could have a lasting impact on tech companies, workers, consumers and investors. Tue, 03 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/2020-election-ballot-measures-point-to-wins-for-tech-companies https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/mubadala-silver-lake-tech-deals-gp-stakes In the 21 years since its founding, Silver Lake has amassed one of the biggest war chests in private equity. Now, the Menlo Park-based firm is planning for the next two decades.  Thu, 01 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/mubadala-silver-lake-tech-deals-gp-stakes