Clare Capital: in the eye of the M&A storm

Clare Capital: in the eye of the M&A storm
Founder Mark Clare says New Zealand businesses are now on the radar of global investors flush with cheap money. (Photo: Callahan Innovation)
Dan Brunskill
Boutique investment bank Clare Capital is riding a boom in technology buy-outs, driven by an abundance of cheap money and growing recognition of New Zealand software companies.Founder Mark Clare told BusinessDesk mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals have traditionally made up approximately 75% of the firm’s work, but it had become 90% in recent times.  A recent analysis by the firm found there had been $11 billion worth of technology mergers and acquisitions since TradeMe was sold for $750 million in 2006, with 2021 another recor...

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