The Technology Services Perspective – Q2 2022

H1 2022 deal volumes have increased significantly across the board, up 37% over H1 2021. Strategic M&A continues to drive this quarter’s deal activity, namely acquiring footholds in near/offshore hotspots, vendor-specific tech stacks (particularly AWS, Salesforce and SAP) and or next-gen capabilities, such as conversational AI and data analytics.

Public tech companies broadly tracked the NASDAQ’s trajectory, with an expected dip driven by macro factors. However, median EV/EBITDA multiples have remained strong in Q2, with Data Service Providers (13.9x) and IT / Consulting Services (10.8x) continuing to trade at double-digit EBITDA multiples on public markets

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