Cisco Systems Inc.'s classic mantra, "R&D equals M&A" is
making a comeback, says Eric Gebaide, managing director of
technology bank Innovation Advisors. Indeed, Thomson Reuters and
the National Venture Capital Association recently reported that in
the first quarter of 2010, venture-backed M&A exits averaged
$180.2 million, 21% percent higher than the total average disclosed
transaction value for all of 2009. Gebaide discusses the pent-up
demand for tech M&A in this video conversation with The Deal.
Watch the video below or download it on iTunes. -- Mary Kathleen
Flynn