1H09 M&A Analysis: Internet Markets

This IDC study provides an overview of 1H09 M&A deals in the Internet industry and the different business, financial, and technology trends affecting M&A activities. It also analyzes industry and market dynamics driving current and future acquisitions in the different IT security markets.

"The best venture-backed companies will prefer to wait for better market conditions, rather than accepting the lower valuation displayed by the challenging market. Meanwhile, predators prowling the M&A pool will likely seize the opportunity to take over any low-valuated companies, sometimes even if they're not in their line of business. IDC believes the consumer Web space will continue to dominate the Internet M&A deals in the second half of 2009, followed by online advertising and ecommerce." — Oren Raviv, research analyst, Emerging Technologies