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Ep. 131 - Mixed up M&A markets
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English - August 30, 2023 20:09 - 21 minutes - 50.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsTechnology News Tech News 451research automation datacenters iot technology cloud communicationstools customerexperience dataanalytics digitalinfrastructure Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The last few quarters of the merger and acquisition markets have not been great, but the few green shoots of spring have turned into a blossom or two. The winds are blowing both hot and cold and analyst Melissa Incera returns to explore what these lumpy conditions are creating with host Eric Hanselman. Emerging markets, such as private 5G are getting active, strategic acquirers are getting their pencils out, but private equity is still wrestling with the realities of higher interest rates.