This month there were 165 announced transactions. The Software sector accounted for 39% of all announced transactions, followed by IT Services (30%), Hardware & Systems (24%) and Telecom Services (7%).
During the month of September there were 12 transactions over US$100 million, with an aggregate value of US$26,013 million. The largest announced transaction in September was the US$18,641 million acquisition of Goodrich by United Technologies. The second largest announced transaction in September was the US$3,661 million acquisition of NetLogic Microsystems by I&N Acquisition Corp.
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