Is the world ready for another Internet bubble?
Ready or not, it appears to be coming. In fact, it may already be here. And it seems to look, not surprisingly, like the last Internet bubble. (Well, maybe with fewer sock puppets.)
First, there’s plenty of deal flow. Dealogic data shows that the number of technology deals — more than 5,100 so far this year — is at its highest point since the year 2000. Back then, in the peak year for Internet deal-making, there were 7,007 technology mergers and acquisitions.
True to the scrappy start-up nature of tech investing, the deals are small. According to Dealogic, the average technology deal this year is $46 million, not much more than the average of $40 million in 2000.
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Author: HEIDI N. MOORE
