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Loftus: Big Tech Buyer Softening Has Kept Startup Acquisition Prices Moderate
“So I haven't seen a ton of price increase, but I do think that's because in my view, even though you've seen new entrants into the market, There's been softening at the other end of the market from the Google, Facebook, Apple, Amazon end.”
Loftus: M&A Has Become the Absolute Primary Method of Tech Exits
“One factor that I think has moderated prices a little bit is that M&A has become the absolute primary method of exits.”
Loftus: Big tech giants are doing fewer mid-market acquisitions under $200M
“It does feel like the large tech acquirers or the big five have at least slowed down the pace, like a number of acquisitions they're doing. Obviously you have Amazon doing something giant like Whole Foods, but it feels like the deals that are sort of the bread…”