ICTs the only sector to see an upturn in investment activity

18/09/2013
Diego Gutiérrez
ICTs the only sector to see an upturn in investment activity

Despite a downward trend in investment across the board, the information technology (ICT) sector has seen a rebound in the second quarter of 2013. Private investment firms invested 12,500$ million in 65 deals in the second quarter, which is at a similar level to the last two years.

The ICT sector remains untouched by the general downturn

According to information provided by Pitchbook, in recent years the sector has maintained its interest from an investment point of view. Although invested capital remains below peak levels, 2012 saw the highest post-crisis level with 312 transactions and 2013 seems to maintain this trend.
«Las valoraciones están siendo altas en los últimos años lo que está dejando fuera a muchos inversores. A pesar de ello, muchos inversores están encontrando la manera de hacer operaciones de capital expansión tomando participaciones minoritarias y con aportaciones de inferior tamaño», comenta Diego Gutiérrez experto en finanzas corporativas en ABRA INVEST.

Despite high valuations, company sales are stagnating

Investors are not putting their portfolios up for sale despite the good returns they are receiving. There have been only 22 sales during the first half of the year, which is less than half of the same period in 2012.
«Vemos dos posibles razones para este pequeño número de «exits». A finales del 2012 se produjeron muchas ventas y esto ha podido retrasar el siguiente ciclo. Otra razón es que los inversores tienen expectativas de mejorar sustancialmente sus fundamentales en poco tiempo y, por tanto, esperan una mejora valoración» analiza Diego Gutierrrez.

Saas and Healthcare most relevant sectors

Los inversores están enfocándose a empresas que puedan aportar mejoras en la generación del cash-flow y en la reducción de los costes de estructura, particularmente con el «software as a service» (Saas). Parece que esta tendencia va a continuar en los próximos meses tanto para servicios a empresas (B2B) como a consumidores (B2C).
Otra de los segmentos que están ganando atractivo es el de TIC para salud impulsados por la próxima aprobación de la ley «Affordable Care Act» que llevará una mejora en la transparency of costsin data analysis and infrastructure.

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