In this month's podcast: In addition to the usual analysis of corporate activity and valuations, this month’s ‘spotlight’ is on growth trends, providing an overview of current market growth rates, some context on where we are relative to recent highs and lows, and our view on the outlook.

In particular, we analyse why, as Software sector growth remains robust, parts of the ICT Services sector still have some way to go. M&A activity received the expected pre-budget boost, though this impact has yet to be fully reflected in the numbers, and private equity activity remained strong across both MBOs and SBOs. In contrast, capital markets saw another weak month, with share prices, corporate activity, and valuations all underwhelming. Venture capital investment remains subdued, though select deals hint at a potential medium-term recovery. With the budget behind us, modest growth should resume as decision-making picks up.

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About this podcast

The CEOBarometer podcast is a monthly publication hosted by Ian Spence, Founder and Chairman of Megabuyte. In each episode, Ian provides expert analysis of key trends in UK tech M&A, capital markets, private equity, and venture capital, and explores their implications for the boards of UK tech companies.

Megabuyte supports UK scale-up and mid-market Software and ICT Services companies to develop robust growth strategies, understand their competitive landscape and customer sentiment, benchmark their financial performance and valuation, and identify and track M&A targets.

Learn how at www.megabuyte.com or search ‘Megabuyte for CxOs’.

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News Analysis 00m 48s

Capital Markets 11m 26s

Private Equity 14m 11s

Venture & Growth Capital 21m 49s

M&A 27m 34s