The Megabuyte CEOBarometer Podcast

April: What a difference a month makes: the UK tech sector marks time as the mini banking crisis weighs heavily on sentiment while the quoted markets are rocked by the WANdisco sh*t show.

March: Growth rates continue to revert to the mean; the toughest of comps for VC fundraising; while PE remains rock solid

February: Stronger share prices belie continuing caution in many parts of the tech sector, as anecdotal evidence of tougher trading slowly grows. 

January: Our 12 key predictions for the UK tech sector this year

December: Share prices move from stability to recovery as PE activity slows and it’s a bumper month of ICT Services M&A activity. 

November: Despite clear signs of a trading slowdown in enterprise tech spending, Trans-Atlantic share prices hold steady. And in news that will surprise no-one, private equity deals continue apace.

October: The share price rout returns after a brief summer lull as we wait to see how the coming recession impacts trading.

September: A lacklustre summer rally belies a continuation for first half trends. But no-one seems to be talking about the trading outlook?

July: Capital markets activity reaches rock bottom … VC continues to trend downwards … but the private equity guys continue to make hay  

June 2022: Oh dear, this is getting serious! The VC bubble is bursting and share prices are continuing to fall… someone needs to let the PE guys know that the party’s over!

May 2022: After another tough month, share prices and deal volumes are largely back to pre-pandemic levels, but where do they go from here?

April 2022: Private equity and M&A activity normalises, capital markets deal flow slows and VC megadeals are noticeably absent; blip or new trend?

March 2022: Has the correction arrived? Will the market uncertainty triggered by recent geo-political events extend to deal volumes & valuations?

February 2022: With tech share prices dropping on both sides of the Atlantic, what next for corporate activity and valuations?

January 2022: 2021 may have ended on a high, but are steadier-state deal volumes and valuations pointing to a more ‘normal’ 2022?

December 2021: M&A overtakes private equity in snaring MBO targets; £1bn fund raise emerges as the monthly venture capital ‘new norm’; and valuation inflation continues.

November 2021: While digital halos start to slip on the public markets, the M&A resurgence continues with data management and process automation the new flavour of the month.

October 2021: Troubled waters ahead? We think so, as valuations continue to overheat in both public and private markets.

September 2021: We report on the July & August silly season as UK tech share prices soar and deal flow records continue to be broken.

July 2021: Records are made to be broken: We analyse the UK tech IPO bonanza looking set to deliver the best performance of the decade, and a bumper month for deal volumes and valuations.

June 2021: Specialist data consultancies – the new darling of the investor community? London-listed companies go transatlantic and the rise of digitally-powered healthcare solutions providers.

May 2021: A return to steady-state corporate activity; transatlantic capital markets rev up and growth and venture capital steal a march on private equity.

April 2021: Effervescent deal activity; private capital hotspots; and IPO and SPAC momentum gathers pace.

March 2021: Private equity hot(ter) spots, stock market inflation jitters, more signs of the digital IPO wave and SPACs make their presence felt.

February 2021: Despite a tentative start to the year for capital markets, later-stage VC and mid-market PE power ahead evidencing our bullish outlook for 2021.