Cherry Tree & Associates | January 2020

Cherry Tree has been tracking trends and activity in the Technology Enabled Business Services (TEBS) space for more than 15 years, including the TEBS 100, which is a broad index of 100 publicly-traded TEBS companies.

The four segments of the TEBS 100 are: Software Business Process Services Information Services Infrastructure Services

Each issue of this newsletter highlights transactions involving TEBS companies, as well as performance metrics for the TEBS 100. Cherry Tree also produces quarterly TEBS updates and a research report which are available for download:

View the Q4 2019 TEBS Quarterly Update

View the TEBS Research Report

Cherry Tree has more than 15 years of experience working with businesses in the TEBS space. Our clients include companies seeking to sell their businesses or divest non-core assets, as well as strategic and financial buyers looking to make acquisitions.  Contact Mik Gusenius at  mgusenius@cherrytree.com with any questions.

NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS – January 2020

Comcast Acquires Blueface Comcast has acquired Ireland-based unified communications solutions provider Blueface. Comcast, which exited 2019 with $5.6 billion in cash reserve, didn't disclose the deal's financial terms. Read more marketrealist.com Moody's Acquires Regulatory Data Corp Moody's Corporation announced that it has agreed to acquire Regulatory DataCorp (RDC), a provider of anti-money laundering (AML) and know-your-customer (KYC) data and due diligence services, for $700 million. Read more hrnxt.com NetBase and Quid to Merge NetBase, the industry leader in social media analytics, announced it will merge with Quid, a leader in AI driven text analytics. The platform will deliver insights that reveal business trends from across all forms of structured and unstructured data. Read more martechseries.com Accenture to Acquire Symantec Cyber Security Business Accenture, the IT services provider from Ireland has announced that it is all set to acquire Symantec's Cyber Security Business from Broadcom Inc soon. Accenture’s objective with the deal is to strengthen its managed security services portfolio. Read more www.cybersecurity-insiders.com

Insight Partners Acquires Enterprise Security Firm Armis Insight Partners has acquired Armis Security in a deal worth $1.1 billion to gather more cybersecurity firms under the umbrella of its $20 billion asset portfolio. Read more www.zdnet.com ICF Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire ITG ICF, a global consulting and technology services provider, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Incentive Technology Group, LLC , a provider of cloud-based services to the U.S. federal government, for $255 million. Read more www.aithority.com Teladoc to Acquire InTouch Health for $600M Publicly-traded telehealth company, Teladoc, will acquire competitor InTouch Health for $600 million. The deal is expected to boost Teladoc's top line and extend its presence across hospitals and health systems. Read more medcitynews.com CoreLogic Acquires Geospatial Platform, Location Inc. Real estate software and property data provider, CoreLogic, acquired geospatial platform, Location, Inc. Location owns millions of geographic data points related to weather, crime, real estate, demographics, and more. Read more www.inman.com

TEBS 100 INDEX PERFORMANCE

TEBS 100 INDEX METRICS

For a confidential conversation about your company's strategic alternatives for exiting, merging, acquiring, or obtaining financing, please contact Mik Gusenius. Prepared by: Mik Gusenius, Director mgusenius@cherrytree.com Phone: 952.253.6005 www.cherrytree.com 

Cherry Tree & Associates is a private investment banking firm headquartered in Minneapolis. Our firm specializes in serving middle market companies and their owners, whether private, public, or divisions of larger corporations.

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