M2M Magazine has provided a tracking report on mergers and acquisitions in the Machine to Machine space with data going back to 2001. As of today it appears the report has not been updated since December 2009, a review of the data begs a question. Is the M&A activity for this space on the decline or is there pent-up demand ready for a breakout year? Considering the trajectory we were on in 2008 and the likely economic drag from 2009, I think we’ll see a lot more activity in the coming months and years. What do you think?
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I believe there will be more activity moving forward. The problem was the paralysis and subsequent bailout of the financial industry left everyone else doing what it took to survive the economic storm. Hopefully the improving (albeit slowly) economy will build confidence back into the financial sector, and with that, M&A’s should take off in this space. My career is dependent upon it…
I certainly hope so. Looking for reasons and evidence, beyond economic gains, that it will actually happen.
I’m encouraged by the interest in Bluetooth Low Energy but I believe that will be late in the year or next year before sufficient hype to drive M&A.
Recently, the smart grid market seems to be getting some attention (including Cooper’s acquisition of Eka Systems) and with the utility companies pushing this technology out and partnering with Google – who knows?
Partnerships in telematics are happening as well. I wonder if partnerships are a leading indicator of M&A to come.
Partnerships would be the logical choice while economic times are tough and the future still cloudy. Especially for the small, nitch suppliers, a good partnership has minimal financial investment, and gives the flexibility to break away if/when the partner doesn’t keep up with technology advancements. A good M2M solution provider playing in a nitch market needs strong partnerships to provide the entire solution (hardware, data transmission, application, support) that their customer expects.
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I believe there will be more activity moving forward. The problem was the paralysis and subsequent bailout of the financial industry left everyone else doing what it took to survive the economic storm. Hopefully the improving (albeit slowly) economy will build confidence back into the financial sector, and with that, M&A’s should take off in this space. My career is dependent upon it…
I certainly hope so. Looking for reasons and evidence, beyond economic gains, that it will actually happen.
I’m encouraged by the interest in Bluetooth Low Energy but I believe that will be late in the year or next year before sufficient hype to drive M&A.
Recently, the smart grid market seems to be getting some attention (including Cooper’s acquisition of Eka Systems) and with the utility companies pushing this technology out and partnering with Google – who knows?
Partnerships in telematics are happening as well. I wonder if partnerships are a leading indicator of M&A to come.
Partnerships would be the logical choice while economic times are tough and the future still cloudy. Especially for the small, nitch suppliers, a good partnership has minimal financial investment, and gives the flexibility to break away if/when the partner doesn’t keep up with technology advancements. A good M2M solution provider playing in a nitch market needs strong partnerships to provide the entire solution (hardware, data transmission, application, support) that their customer expects.