M&A and Venture Strategy: IoT = IT + OT
Hari HarikrishnanHari Harikrishnan
We wake up routinely to the news of one acquisition or another. Most stories repeat the refrain, “Big fish bought little fish”. We hit snooze and move on. However, lately the world of technology acquisitions have become more interesting due to IoT.
Applying IT to OT (“operational technology”, loosely referring to industrial products and services sectors) in industries to modernize their offerings and operations has brought forth a new breed of big fish to the buyers’ table.
In Part I of this series, we focused on product strategy and how products need to be modernized for the digital age. In Part II, we looked at go-to-market strategy, how IoT products are sold and bought.
In Part III of this series on IoT = IT + OT, we will look at how players from the world of IT and the world of OT are fishing in the sea of acquisitions, ventures, and alliances and how that changes the corporate development outlook in companies.
This new dynamic has implications for you as a corporate development leader in IT or OT firms, as an entrepreneur, or even as an investment banker.
First, let us look at the historical simple world of IT ventures and acquisitions.
We see acquisitions like the ones below often — a small software or hardware firm getting snapped up by an established IT player.
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