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Summary
After years of standing out, tech M&A slumped back to ordinary in 2022. No longer able to soar above other industries on an up-and-to-the-right trajectory for both growth and valuations, tech companies have switched the focus to improving what they already have rather than adding to it through acquisitions.
Is this just a moment-in-time adjustment or the start of a larger shift for the multibillion-dollar tech M&A market?
Join our veteran analysts for an interactive discussion on:
- 2022 global tech M&A activity and the 2023 outlook alongside survey data
- Acquisition trends in the highly valued (and resilient) information security market
- The continued acceleration of software M&A, including key sectors: e-commerce, human resources and more
Speakers
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Scott Crawford
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Research Director, Information Security
Scott Crawford is research director of the Information Security channel at S&P Global Market Intelligence, where he leads the industry analyst team covering innovation, disruption and strategic players in cybersecurity and cyber risk. Scott joined S&P Global through its 2019 acquisition of 451 Research, where he has led the Information Security channel since 2015.
In addition to directing the Information Security channel’s research efforts, Scott covers forces and events shaping cybersecurity. He maintains a focus on areas including security operations, cyber risk management, the intersection of AI/machine learning and cybersecurity, and related interests.
As a practitioner, Scott was the first information security officer for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization’s International Data Centre in Vienna, with a background including systems and security management at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado. His private-sector experience ranges from startups to leading industry players such as IBM, where Scott was a senior strategist with IBM Security.
Scott holds a Bachelor of Arts in molecular, cellular and developmental biology from the University of Colorado and a postgraduate Master of Science from the University of Salford (UK), with additional graduate study in telecommunications at the University of Colorado and in information systems at the University of Denver.
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Brenon Daly
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Research Director, Financials
Brenon Daly directs the financial analysis of the 451 Research Market Insight and M&A KnowledgeBase products within S&P Global Market Intelligence. He is responsible for all financial coverage within those product lines, as well as supporting investment- and acquisition-related activity by investment banking and private capital cl
Brenon Daly directs the financial analysis of the 451 Research Market Insight and M&A KnowledgeBase products within S&P Global Market Intelligence. He is responsible for all financial coverage within those product lines, as well as supporting investment- and acquisition-related activity by investment banking and private capital clients.
Brennon arrived at S&P Global Market Intelligence through its 2019 acquisition of 451 Research. Before joining 451 Research in mid-2006, Brenon worked at research boutique for technology-focused hedge funds, as well as trading equity and options on his own book.
Brenon began his career in 1991 as a founding reporter at the first English-language newspaper in the former Eastern Bloc. Brenon moved to Vienna in 1995 to run the local bureau for United Press International before taking on an analyst position with the Economist Group, where he researched and wrote reports for The Economist Intelligence Unit and the regional publication of The Economist.
In addition to earning a degree from the University of Kansas, Brenon studied at the University of Ulster (Northern Ireland) and the Vienna University of Economics and Business (Austria).
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Melissa Incera
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Research Analyst
Melissa Incera is a research analyst on the M&A team supporting 451 Research, a technology research group within S&P Global Market Intelligence.
In her research, Melissa looks at high-level trends in tech M&A markets, analyzes noteworthy deals and investments, and forecasts activity across technology subsectors, specifically, enterprise software. She also tracks technology private equity and venture capital markets.
Prior to joining the M&A team, Melissa spent a few years covering collaboration technology with the S&P Global Market Intelligence Workforce Productivity & Collaboration team, where she researched the future of work and emerging applications to enhance the employee experience. She also had a brief stint leading North American market growth strategy for a startup in the logistics technology space.
Melissa holds a bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Boston College and an MBA from ESADE, Ramon Llull University in Barcelona.
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