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Private equity bounce-back to fuel 2011 tech M&A

Caroline Donnelly

12 January 2011 •

PricewaterhouseCoopers points to cloud computing and mobile technology as potential M&A hotspots

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has tipped 2011 as a big year for tech M&A activity, citing an influx of cash-rich buyers and private equity funding. As a result, the auditor predicts that the leve...

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