富达国际：中小型科企往往吸引大型竞争对手收购

Group 1 - Technology companies must continuously adapt to rapid technological changes to enhance their capabilities and market share, creating new profit growth opportunities [1] - The technology sector continues to dominate the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market, particularly in the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) segment, which attracts larger competitors for acquisition [1][2] - Over the past decade, SMEs in the technology sector have significantly increased, with many leading companies playing crucial roles in the technology value chain and possessing strong intellectual property (IP) and talent [1] Group 2 - Notable M&A activities in the technology sector include Microsoft's acquisition of LinkedIn in 2016, Nvidia's acquisition of Mellanox Technologies in 2019, and Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard in 2023 [2] - Cisco's acquisition of cybersecurity leader Splunk in 2023/2024 aims to enhance its relatively outdated cybersecurity product capabilities [2] - Despite increased geopolitical and regulatory uncertainties by 2025, M&A activities in the tech sector remain unaffected, with various acquisition proposals emerging in industries such as food delivery, semiconductors, and software [2] Group 3 - In the food delivery sector, intense market competition drives industry leaders to pursue strategic acquisitions to enter new markets and expand their scale and market share [3] - Major acquisitions this year include Prosus acquiring JustEat Takeaway and DoorDash acquiring Deliveroo, allowing them to significantly enter markets where they previously had limited influence [3] - In the semiconductor industry, companies are seeking strategic IP acquisitions, exemplified by Qualcomm's announcement to acquire UK-based Alphawave, a leader in high-speed connectivity technology [3] Group 4 - Software companies remain attractive acquisition targets, as seen with Salesforce's acquisition of Informatica, which specializes in cloud-based data integration and management [4] - This acquisition will enhance Salesforce's cloud data system capabilities, ultimately improving its artificial intelligence (AI) system [4] - The expectation is that M&A will continue to be a norm in the tech industry, with a focus on identifying long-term winners among SMEs that not only have strong fundamentals but also present attractive acquisition opportunities [4]