Acquisitions
Smart Grid M&A Activity & Value Forecast to Decrease in 2012
January 23rd, 2012Acquisitions Have Doubled In The Last 2 Years; But The Major Suppliers Elect Not To Join In
October 5th, 2011Venture Capital Funding is Gaining Traction in the Smart Grid Industry
This time last year our blog ran the title “Will Smart Grid Outperform its Clean Tech Cousins and Become the Jewel in the Crown?” We cited a number of reasons why the financial community found it the rather unattractive dull member of the Clean Tech family but noted that more investors were giving it a […]
The Security Industry Is Not For Turning
The physical security industry in the first half of 2011 has well outperformed what most stakeholders had forecast; despite setbacks in economic fortunes. ‚Â Towards the end of last year optimism had returned to the market as economic trading conditions started to improve; but in the last 3 months indebtedness has come back to haunt the […]
Will Smart Grid Shine Bright in 2011
2010 has been a stellar year for the Smart Grid industry; sales revenues have increased, investment has boomed and consolidation through acquisition and merger has produced a much stronger base of vibrant companies, capable of meeting the technological challenges that lie ahead. On the back of improving world economic trading conditions and a continued emphasis […]
Survey of the Security Business 2010 – Developing the Business through Acquisition & Alliance
This is part 1 of a 2 part synopsis of Memoori’s study “Survey of the Security Business 2010”. This our 2nd annual review about the world’s business for physical security equipment. Its objective is to bring together valuable statistics about the business size, shape and structure across 3 main segments; Access Control, CCTV / Video […]
Survey of the Physical Security Business 2010
Memoori has published a new report about the state of the world’s physical security industry at the start of 2011 and the challenges and business opportunities over the next 5 years – http://memoori.com/physical-security-2010 It is a unique report because it combines clearly defined market sizing statistics together with quantitative data on its structure and shape. […]
How is the Smart Grid Business Performing – What Shape is it in Now
Before we answer the question let’s paint some of the background to the smart grid business. Last month we posed the question “Will Smart Grid outperform its Clean Tech Cousins?”. We concluded that for a number of reasons smart grid offers a less risky investment to both financers and players, and that there was a […]
The Security Business Takes Bold Steps to Activate All Business Opportunities
The broad analysis from our “Executive Brief on Business Opportunities in the Security Industry”, during the first 6 months of 2010, proves that this industry is in good shape despite the battering it has had over the last two years. It will need to be, because during this month the prospects of the world economy […]
Economic & Financial Climate Thaws Opening up a Buyer’s Market for Private Investment and Strategic Acquisition
The bumper start in January was always going to be a hard act to follow and M&A; activity in February by comparison shows a dramatic decline. We recorded 4 deals in February compared with 5 transactions in the same month of 2009. However in both the metrics of volume and value, acquisition activity is well […]
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