The statistic presents the main drivers of acquisition activity in technology for 2015 and 2016 according to senior European executives in the TMT sector, as of the third quarter of 2014. The key factor was geographical reach, which was identified as the main motivation behind the last acquisition by 32 percent of respondents. The second most prominent factor was the search for an innovation opportunity: 24 percent of executives pointed to this as a motivating factor.
When considering your firm's last major technology acquisition, which of the following best describes your firm's motivations?
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Pinsent Masons, & Acuris Global. (January 29, 2015). When considering your firm's last major technology acquisition, which of the following best describes your firm's motivations? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/410643/manda-technology-acquisitions-motivation-executives/
Pinsent Masons, und Acuris Global. "When considering your firm's last major technology acquisition, which of the following best describes your firm's motivations?." Chart. January 29, 2015. Statista. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/410643/manda-technology-acquisitions-motivation-executives/
Pinsent Masons, Acuris Global. (2015). When considering your firm's last major technology acquisition, which of the following best describes your firm's motivations?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/410643/manda-technology-acquisitions-motivation-executives/
Pinsent Masons, and Acuris Global. "When Considering Your Firm's Last Major Technology Acquisition, Which of The following Best Describes Your Firm's Motivations?." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jan 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/410643/manda-technology-acquisitions-motivation-executives/
Pinsent Masons & Acuris Global, When considering your firm's last major technology acquisition, which of the following best describes your firm's motivations? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/410643/manda-technology-acquisitions-motivation-executives/ (last visited April 18, 2024)
When considering your firm's last major technology acquisition, which of the following best describes your firm's motivations? [Graph], Pinsent Masons, & Acuris Global, January 29, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/410643/manda-technology-acquisitions-motivation-executives/