1. AP M&A Snapshot

    Architect Partners closely analyzes M&A activity within the internet, mobile and digital media sectors.  Our AP M&A Snapshot, which highlights the state of the M&A market, is presented below.  Key highlights include:

    1. Transaction activity and tone have steadily improved over the course of the past several quarters.
    2. Several high profile transactions were announced in Q4 2009, feeding increasing levels of optimism.
    3. The mobile sector has finally seen a breakout successful M&A exit with Google’s purchase of …

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  2. AP IPO Monitor

    AP IPO Monitor

    As we discussed in our previous post, entitled 2010 IPO Market and M&A, IPO filings have rebounded recently with high hopes for a resurgent IPO market in 2010. Below is a running list of relevant IPO filings within the converging internet, mobile and digital media sectors.

    For SEC documentation (i.e. original S1 filings, excluding amended S1 filings), please click the following links: Vringo, …

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  3. Coming Soon: Local Mobile Marketing & Advertising

    Coming Soon: Local Mobile Marketing & Advertising

    Local mobile marketing and advertising has been the subject of many conversations recently.  Google’s acquisition of mobile ad network Admob and Apple’s response by acquiring Quattro Wireless are important first steps toward wide adoption of mobile  device centered advertising.  However, national and brand advertisers are the key buyers of mobile ad inventory within these two networks.  While such major advertisers will continue to play a very important role as mobile advertising develops, many believe that enabling local merchants …

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  4. » Read Full Alert

    January 25, 2010
    Target: Target
    Buyer: Buyer
  5. 2010 IPO Market and M&A

    Much has been said over the course of the past several months about the resurrection of the moribund market for Initial Public Offerings.  We are hopeful that the optimistic tone continues and is borne out as IPO’s are a crucial mechanism for early investor liquidity, and more importantly, capital and a public currency facilitating strategic M&A initiatives.  The M&A market has been advantaged toward buyers for quite some time.  In fact, well before the economic slowdown which began to unfold …

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    January 21, 2010
    Target: Target
    Buyer: Buyer
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    January 20, 2010
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    Buyer: Buyer
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    January 19, 2010
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    Buyer: Buyer
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    January 13, 2010
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    Buyer: Buyer
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    January 12, 2010
    Target: Target
    Buyer: Buyer