Software M&A deal volume has remained stable but there are indicators of growth in M&A volume, largely driven by SaaS transactions, of which there were 2,107 in 2024.
An improved macroeconomic outlook and overall investor optimism for growth businesses has contributed to a solid first half of 2023 for publicliy traded b2b SaaS companies.
Increasing numbers of companies are using applications deployed on the cloud. Combined with more sophisticated ransomware attacks and publicised security incidents on the rise, demand for cloud security and next-gen cyber software is sky-rocketing.