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EY’s Olivier Wolf on why tech M&A activity is rising in 2018

Could 2018 be the year of the 1000th tech M&A transaction worldwide? Olivier Wolf, a partner at EY, explains why he thinks this could be the case.

“The M&A space has seen a lot of activity this year already. Corporate buyers are being very active, they can see the growth opportunities associated with acquiring companies, so that’s a big driver,” the told UKTN, adding that private equity was also seeing increased activity alongside the venture capital market.

According to Wolf, the level of M&A activity is high worldwide as investor interest continues to be piqued by good quality businesses and technologies. And although 2018 could reach a historical milestone Wolf believes activity is set to continue rising in subsequent years....