Technology

Vector gains access to permanent capital while retaining control, says founder Alex Slusky in this Q&A.

"Our long history of buying and transforming small software companies keeps us away from paying up for, or chasing, shiny objects," says partner Devin Mathews in this Q&A.

Most private equity firms have lot of data that can be used to answer pertinent questions. AI can help, says Eric Feldman of The Riverside Company.

Many workers in the technology departments across a range of industries describe behavior that may fall short of a legal definition of sexual harassment, but is still disturbing and could contribute to low employee morale and high turnover.

21st Century Fox, American Media, Moore Freres and Sinclair Broadcast Group are also adding to the rising interest in media deals.

HIG Capital, Itron and Veritas Capital also invested in providers to municipalities and the government services sector.

Continuum, Honeywell, Symantec and Thoma Brav also added to M&A in the information technology sector.

As Thoma Bravo remains fixated on its tech first strategy, Continuum and Riskonnect are among the firm's most recent acquisitions.

This is KPMG’s second acquisition in the cybersecurity space since the firm's purchase of assets from Qubera in 2014.

The backing of Finisar comes two days after Apple acquired music recognition app Shazam for an undisclosed amount.