Technology Takes Its Share of Deal Activity in 2011

According to AxialMarket, the technology sector was the second most active through the first three quarters of 2011, making up 18 percent of the network’s transaction opportunities. Of the 2,900 companies brought to market, 522 have come out of the technology sector.

Within the technology space, application software, IT consulting and Internet software were the top three subsectors for deal flow respectively. And while computer hardware came in as the last subsector representing only 1.4 percent of total deal flow, it had one of the highest pursuit rates, showing a high demand among investors.

AxialMarket noted industrials as the top sector for deal activity so far in 2011. Consumer discretionary and the health care industry came in third and fourth respectively.

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Decorating the Ditch

A recent Forbes article by Rich Karlgaard brings up an important point about the health and future of the U.S. economy. There are those who would have us accept our current economic state and unemployment rates as the new normal. According to Karlgaard, this would be like falling into a ditch, painting it, decorating it and calling it home.

Despite an increase in spending and the burden of unnecessary federal regulations heaped on by recent presidential administrations, Americans are poised and ready for change in 2012. Sick of an overreaching federal government, Karlgaard expresses his confidence that change will come to tax and regulatory policy.

Americans don’t need to settle and most of us still have a strong desire to improve our economy and ourselves. Americans were also told in 1937 to accept the new normal. We’re certainly glad they didn’t. We won’t be making our home in the ditch this time either.

The full article can be found here at Forbes.com

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U.S. Leading Indicator Back Up In October

After a brief downward turn in September, the 1/12 rate of change is again on the rise, renewing confidence in a steady economic growth though 2012.

The most significant piece of data in October’s upward trend was a renewed rise in building permits. In addition, fewer unemployment claims and a boost in demand for consumer goods have spurred predictions of growth spreading throughout the larger scope of the economy.

The U.S. Leading Indicator was up 1.1 percent from September and up 6.6 percent from October last year.

Source: Institute for Trend Research

 

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