The biggest obstacle to acquiring new companies is by far
the inflated valuations of worthy targets, illustrated by the $18 billion
valuation of WhatsApp, recently purchased by Facebook. The respondents who said
hefty valuations were barriers to acquisitions grew from 42 percent in 2013 to
47 percent in 2014, according to the Econsultancy study.
World Newsmedia Network has
published Global Digital Media Trendbook each year since 2006. The trendbook
contains 500 data sets and 230 pages of analysis about digital media usage and
revenue patterns, including this data set. To download a free executive
summary, go to www.wnmn.org
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