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Data management automation pioneer TimeXtender joins forces with Monterro to accelerate growth

12 May 2022 Read More
Heine Krog Iversen Time Xtender
ICON advises Octopai on its platform acquisition by Cloudera

ICON advises Octopai on its platform acquisition by Cloudera

05 Dec 2024

ICON has advised Octopai, the automated data lineage, catalogue and discovery solution on the acquisition of its platform by Cloudera, the leading hybrid platform for data, analytics, and AI.Founded…

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ICON advises healthcare software provider L2P on its acquisition by Patchwork Health

ICON advises healthcare software provider L2P on its acquisition by Patchwork Health

07 Nov 2024

ICON has advised L2P Enterprise Ltd, the UK’s foremost provider of medical appraisal software on its acquisition by Patchwork Health, one of the country’s leading providers of tech-driven workforce…

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ICON advises data governance provider Zeenea on its acquisition by HCLSoftware

ICON advises data governance provider Zeenea on its acquisition by HCLSoftware

17 Sep 2024

ICON has advised data governance and metadata management software provider Zeenea on its acquisition by HCLSoftware, the software business division of HCLTech.Paris-based Zeenea provides an…

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ICON advises Mr. Green Africa on its debt raise from U.S. International Development Finance Corporation

ICON advises Mr. Green Africa on its debt raise from U.S. International Development Finance Corporation

26 Jun 2024

ICON Corporate Finance (“ICON”) and I&M Burbidge Capital (“IMBC”) have advised leading plastics recycling innovator Mr. Green Africa on its debt raise from the U.S. International Development…

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ICON advises DPOrganizer on its acquisition by DataGuard

ICON advises DPOrganizer on its acquisition by DataGuard

06 Jun 2024

ICON has advised DPOrganizer, a market leader in privacy management SaaS, on its acquisition by DataGuard, a specialist security and compliance automation SaaS provider.Based in Stockholm,…

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ICON welcomes new hires to strengthen London team

20 Nov 2024

We are delighted to have appointed two new analysts in expansion of our London office.Charlie Rayner joins the team having supported the founders of a Paris-based EdTech scale-up in originating and…

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ICON to share strategies for a successful exit at Birmingham Tech Week 2024

15 Oct 2024

We are thrilled to be supporting this year's Birmingham Tech Week as a sponsor of the Scale-Up Summit, taking place on Thursday October 24th 2024. Attendees of the all-day summit are invited to join…

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UK IT Managed Services M&A Snapshot 2024

UK IT Managed Services M&A Snapshot 2024

27 Nov 2024

Fears that higher interest rates would choke off private equity deals have proved unfounded. The Managed Services M&A market continues to showcase impressive deal volumes throughout 2024, reaching M&A highs last seen in 2022. Given the growth in cloud services and investment in AI, we expect to see high levels of acquisition continue into 2025 with growth and high recurring revenues driving further consolidation.

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2024 Q3 UK Technology M&A Snapshot

2024 Q3 UK Technology M&A Snapshot

11 Oct 2024

Q3 2024 saw the largest number of UK Tech M&A deals since early last year, with 194 deals announced. This is a jump of 28% from Q323. Overseas buyers were particularly strong, accounting for 46% of all deals, reveals ICON's UK Tech M&A Snapshot Q3 2024.

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