Business Forecast: By the Numbers

摘要

2011 continues to reflect an upswing for most areas of the information industryThe most recent transaction value for mergers and acquisitions (M&A)for the media, information marketing services, andtechnology sectors reached $23 billion in the first half of 2011, according to The Jordan, EdmistonGroup, Inc.'s (JEGI) report titled "JEGI 1H 2011 M&AOverview. This represents a 15% increase over the first half of 2010; it also reflects a 61% spike in deal volume and an increase of nearly four times the transaction value over the lows reported in the first half of 2009. So far, 2011 is continuing to reflect a steady boost in the M&A environment, according to the renort