Technology: operating in a new era - Ernst & Young - China

For the second consecutive quarter, we saw a pattern in which the fastest-growing companies were those leading — or responding swiftly to — disruptive innovation with the potential to reshape business models. Learn more about the latest trends for the top 100 global technology companies as well as our future outlook.

While M&A value declined in other industries, the aggregate value of global technology M&A increased 8% sequentially. It was the second consecutive quarter dominated by big-ticket deals in which established companies pursued strategic growth trends, but interestingly, PE firms contributed more than half of the deals valued above $1 billion. Learn more.

If your organization is looking to the past for ways to protect the future, your information security program is already out of date. Which measures should companies take in today’s hyper-connected, borderless world? We have identified three significant trends. Learn more about them now.

For the past three years, leading corporates focused on reducing financial risk, improving operational fitness and learning to live with volatility. As a result, our fifth Capital Confidence Barometer reveals a new paradigm: M&A activity and extreme market volatility are now co-existing. There is a surprising appetite for deals, as top global corporates remain resilient to market turbulence.

Caught between the return of macroeconomic uncertainty and the mobile, social and cloud innovations that are causing fundamental technology shifts, the top 100 global technology companies experienced slower sales and operating income growth in the second quarter. Learn more about the latest industry trends, key performance indicators and future outlook.

Average deal-value in 2Q11 rose to a level not seen since 2000. Cloud computing, smart mobility, sector consolidation, the smart grid, solar energy and internet and mobile video were the trends behind 2Q11’s ten multibillion dollar transactions. Learn the dynamics driving deals and the outlook for continued M&A growth in technology.

The first quarter started the year off strong for global technology M&A, with deal numbers increasing 26% YOY and 13% sequentially — the eighth consecutive quarter without a decline. As technology innovations steer society toward a “smart world,” we anticipate a strong year for M&A. Learn more about today’s driving trends.