Deals
Companies Anticipate Big Software Deals, With Help From Trump
- Firms aiming to expand cloud services are potential buyers
- Possible new tax legislation could spur acquisitions
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The software industry went on a shopping spree in 2016, and this year could be even busier, bolstered by the new president’s policies and what one analyst suggests could be a major deal by Google.
The value of software deals in 2016 topped $115 billion for acquisitions closed or pending, according to data gathered by Bloomberg. That’s up about 19 percent from 2015 and easily outpaced the growth of deals in the overall technology market, which was slightly down. And this year is already off to a strong start with Cisco Systems Inc. agreeing to acquire AppDynamics Inc. for $3.7 billion right as the company was planning to go public.