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The dealmaking landscape is shifting as the world shifts from a focus on efficiency to a broader consideration of innovation and disruption. It’s a new era that brings with it a host of challenges for dealmakers, and an opportunity to create new competitive advantages through M&A activity.
M&A is not going away — in fact, it’s a key strategic tool for many private equity (PE) and hedge fund managers. In a new report, PwC found that 51% of US firms are still actively pursuing deals—a sign that transformation and business model reinvention remain top priorities.
Jama Software sold to Francisco Partners — Software development tools developer Jama Software is being bought out by private equity firm Francisco Partners in a $1.2 billion deal. The acquisition will give Francisco Partners clients like SpaceX, Qualcomm and NASA access to a wide range of critical tools for test management, risk detection and requirements management.
Atlassian snaps up video messaging platform Loom — Work management and collaboration tools company Atlassian has snapped up Loom, a video messaging platform that lets teams send each other asynchronous messages. The deal will allow the company to compete against Slack and WhatsApp in a growing market for workplace chat.