Technology Finance Monthly Analysis - February 2008

Table of Contents

• DATAMONITOR VIEW
  • CATALYST
  • SUMMARY
• ANALYSIS
  • The credit squeeze resulted in enterprises paring down underperforming operations
  • Private equity investors scout for smaller deals as they endured the liquidity crunch
  • VCs targeted start-ups for investments
    • Israel blinks on VC radar with investments of $91m
  • The hardware industry turned to partnerships in order to reduce manufacturing and R&D costs
  • Private placements boomed in the Asia Pacific region
• APPENDIX
  • Definitions
  • Ask the analyst
  • Datamonitor consulting
  • Disclaimer
  • List of Figures
    • Figure 1: M&A deal volume trend across geographies (August 2007-February 2008)
    • Figure 2: M&A deal volume trend across technology sectors (August 2007-February 2008)
    • Figure 3: Private placement investments volume trend across geographies, February 2008