In this Issue:
- IT Market Analysis— Performance: S&P 500 vs. IT
- Company Comparables
- Information Technology Transaction Volume
- M&A Activity in the IT Sector: Selected Transactions
- Recently Closed Transactions
Industry Reports
Download the FOCUS Healthcare and Life Sciences Report: Winter 2019
Featured in this Issue
Fed Up with Drug Companies, Hospitals Decide to Start Their Own
A group of large hospital systems plans to create a nonprofit generic drug company to battle shortages and high prices
By Reed Abelson and Katie Thomas, The New York Times*
For years, hospital executives have expressed frustration when essential drugs …
Download the Government, Aerospace and Defense Group’s Winter 2019 Report
The latest issue of the FOCUS Government, Aerospace, and Defense Group Report — highlighting aerospace and defense — is now available. The new GAD Report includes:
- Major Q4 2018 Deals in the GAD Sector
- Performance: S&P 500 vs. GAD
- GOVERNMENT Sector Q4 2018
- AEROSPACE Sector Q4 2018
- DEFENSE Sector Q4 2018
- Selected GAD Transactions Q4
Download the FOCUS Telecom Business Services Quarterly: Winter 2019 Report
Unfortunately the FOCUS Telecom Business Services Index (TBSI) was not able to avoid the carnage in the overall market and was down 11.4% in our winter reporting period. Even so, the sector still managed to outperform the 14.0% drop in the S&P 500 and the 17.5% decline in the NASDAQ over the corresponding time period. …
Download the FOCUS Carrier-Focused Telecom Technology Quarterly: Winter 2018 Report
In public markets, the FOCUS Carrier-Focused Telecom Technology Index (CFTTI) increased a scant 0.4% in our winter reporting period. However, this gain looks much more impressive when measured against the performance of the overall market. Over the same time period, the S&P 500 dropped 4.9%, while the NASDAQ dropped nearly 10%. In short, the sector …
Download the FOCUS Enterprise-Focused Telecom Technology Quarterly: Fall 2018 Report
For public markers, while at first glance the 3.0% gain in the FOCUS Enterprise-Focused Telecom Technology Index (EFTTI) might not seem particularly strong, it compares quite favorably to the 3.7% decline in the S&P 500 and the 4.8% decline in the NASDAQ over the same time period. The sector also compares favorably to the broader …
Download the FOCUS Information Technology Group’s Fall 2018 Report
Featured in this Issue:
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About BLOCKCHAIN* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)
Blockchain allows digital information to be distributed but not copied, creating the backbone of an ingenious new type of internet. It’s the brainchild of a person or group of people known by a pseudonym, Satoshi Nakamoto. While blockchain originally was devised for the digital currency, Bitcoin, today, the tech community is discovering a wealth of other exciting potential uses for the technology.Also in this Issue:
- IT Market Analysis— Performance: S&P 500 vs. IT
- Company Comparables
- Information Technology Transaction Volume
- M&A Activity in the IT Sector: Selected Transactions
- Recently Closed Transactions
Download the Government, Aerospace and Defense Group’s Fall 2018 Report
The latest issue of the FOCUS Government, Aerospace, and Defense Group Report — highlighting aerospace and defense — is now available. The new GAD Report includes:
- Major Q3 2018 Deals in the GAD Sector
- Performance: S&P 500 vs. GAD
- GOVERNMENT Sector Q3 2018
- AEROSPACE Sector Q3 2018
- DEFENSE Sector Q3 2018
- Selected GAD Transactions Q3
Download the FOCUS Telecom Business Services Quarterly: Fall 2018 Report
In public markets, once again the FOCUS Telecom Business Services Index (TBSI) turned in a strong return for the three month period and outperformed the broader indices. The TBSI was up 8.2% for our fall reporting period, which beat both the 7.2% gain in the S&P 500 and the 7.1% gain in the NASDAQ. Over …
Download the FOCUS U.S. Communications Service Provider Quarterly: Fall 2018 Report
In public markets, after two successive reporting periods of negative returns, the FOCUS Communications Service Provider Index (CSPI) reversed course and delivered a solid three month gain of 7.1% in our fall reporting period. This was essentially in-line with the 7.2% gain in the S&P 500 and the 7.1% gain in the NASDAQ over the …
