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Financial services tech firms attract investors

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:35:01 GMT

Banks have spent nearly two years downsizing through workforce reductions and other cost-cutting measures. Now many are turning to technology to further drive efficiency and to help maintain service levels. That in turn is attracting a variety of investors to financial services technology, or fintech, firms with the tools to address those needs. In this edition of Inside the Deal, Jeff Bistrong, managing director with the middle market-focused investment bank Harris Williams & Co., says Xerox Corp's (NYSE:XRX) acquisition of Affiliated Computer Systems Inc. (NYSE:ACS) and Dell Inc.'s (NASDAQ:DELL) of Perot Services Corp. (NYSE:PER) qualify as examples with both targets offering some fintech services. But Bistrong says middle market firms and private equity investors are also driving fintech transactions. See the video below or download it at iTunes.- Suzanne Stevens

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Technology M&A's tipping point

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:19:01 GMT

The technology M&A marketplace is set for a rebound, driven by a convergence of higher stock prices and a willingness among buyers to "loosen the purse strings" after months of cash conservation. So says Jeff Bistrong, managing director with the middle market-focused investment bank Harris Williams & Co. In this edition of Inside the Deal, Bistrong says the result is an increase in stock deals and transformational acquisitions. - Suzanne Stevens

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Inside The Deal: Harris Williams' Jeffery Bistrong on M&A under President Obama

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:31:18 GMT

We could see fewer transformative acquisitions if President-elect Barack Obama moves forward with the economic agenda he touted on the campaign trail, Jeffery Bistrong, a managing director with the middle-market M&A advisory firm Harris Williams & Co., tells The Deal's Suzanne Stevens in this episode of Inside The Deal.

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