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DealsDirect - October 2025: Explore IT Companies For Sale
DealsDirect by IT ExchangeNet is the #1 place for finding acquisition targets in lower-middle market IT Services and Digital Marketing space. Businesses that are listed are being represented by IT ExchangeNet and are for sale. Explore the companies today.
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Oct 153 min read


DealsDirect - September 2025: Find IT Companies to Buy
DealsDirect by IT ExchangeNet is the #1 marketplace for buying, selling, or finding acquisition targets in mid-market IT Services and Digital Marketing. Businesses can easily list for sale or discover strategic opportunities among 90,000+ global buyers.
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Sep 153 min read


BuyersDirect August 2025: Find IT Business Buyers
BuyersDirect gives you exclusive access to vetted, motivated buyers from IT ExchangeNet’s trusted buyer network. Connect with serious buyers for one-off business sale opportunities, without paying advisor fees. Our team helps you explore selling your business quickly, efficiently, and on your terms.
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Aug 156 min read


You Can't and You Won't Sell Your Business in 2025
You can't and you won't sell your business in 2025. This will soon be a reality. The average M&A timeline in IT spans five to eight months, and as we move through summer, the window to close a transaction in 2025 is narrowing.
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Jul 252 min read


Scaling Smart With M&A: First-Time Buyers of Microsoft Companies
Introduction: The Role of M&A for Microsoft Partners For Microsoft partners, M&A is a calculated move to accelerate growth, enhance...
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Jul 193 min read


BuyersDirect July 2025: Qualified Buyer Profiles
Find qualified buyers for your business using BuyersDirect. BuyersDirect is an inside look at real buyers from IT ExchangeNet's buyer network. Contact our team to connect for one-off opportunities with Buyers and explore the sale of your business without advisor fees.
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Jul 156 min read


DealsDirect - July 2025: IT Companies For Sale
Find IT companies for sale using DealsDirect from IT ExchangeNet. The July 2025 edition brings a new digital transformation services company, a managed service provider, and more assets to the market. Submit your NDA and start your acquisition today.
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Jul 153 min read


2025 Mid-Year M&A Report: Navigating a Dynamic IT and Digital Marketing Landscape
As we reach the midpoint of 2025, IT ExchangeNet is proud to release our comprehensive 2025 M&A Mid-Year Report, offering valuable insights into the evolving mergers and acquisitions market within the IT services and digital marketing sectors. This report is essential reading for business owners, buyers, and sellers looking to understand the forces shaping the lower middle market today.
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Jul 142 min read


Merging Businesses Without Derailing Operations
The ink is dry, the deal is done, and the press release is out. But as any seasoned M&A leader knows, the real work, and the real risk, now begins. In the IT Services and Digital Marketing sectors, integration is where value is either realized or eroded. Here’s how to ensure your deal delivers on its promise.
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Jul 93 min read


Ensuring Integration Success After the Deal
Mergers and acquisitions are transformative opportunities for growth, innovation, and market expansion. Yet, behind the headlines, the reality is sobering: 60% of M&A deals fail to achieve their intended goals, with integration missteps cited as the primary culprit. Why do so many promising deals falter after the ink dries? The answer lies in how organizations approach post-M&A integration.
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Jun 293 min read


DealsDirect - June 2025: Find IT Businesses For Sale
The June 2025 edition of DealsDirect features two new IT Services & Integration businesses coming to market. Click "View Full PDF Listing" to find more assets soon joining the market.
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Jun 163 min read


Sell or Scale with AI? A Defining Moment for Digital Marketing Firms
Artificial Intelligence won't spell the end for Digital Marketing firms. However, much like their design counterparts decades ago, agencies not at the forefront of AI experimentation, integration, and mastery will not just be left behind—they risk getting their clocks cleaned in a rapidly evolving landscape that demands strategic adaptation.
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Jun 64 min read


The Power and Pitfalls of The Paperclip Rollup Strategy
In the world of mergers and acquisitions, few strategies stir as much interest, or risk, as the “paperclip rollup.” The rollup strategy approach involves acquiring numerous small businesses within a fragmented industry and consolidating them under one umbrella, often using stock as the primary form of consideration.
The idea? Clip them all together to create something bigger, stronger, and more valuable.
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Apr 302 min read


DealsDirect - April 2025: IT Companies for Sale
Business owners and Private Equity investors have three primary paths: Buying, Building, or Selling. If you're considering an acquisition, DealsDirect is your source for exploring strategic acquisition opportunities in the mid-market IT Services and Digital Marketing sectors. Our platform exclusively features a curated list of IT ExchangeNet clients actively seeking buyers. This free subscription includes blind asset profiles that are distributed on the 15th of each month.
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Apr 154 min read


DealsDirect - February 2025: IT Businesses for sale
DealsDirect is a consolidated listing of IT ExchangeNet clients by category. This free subscription includes blind asset profiles.
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Feb 173 min read


2025 M&A Trends in the IT Sector
2024 saw significant changes and growth in the M&A space, particularly within the technology sector. Tech mergers and acquisitions continue
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Jan 282 min read


BuyersDirect - January 2025: Qualified Buyers for IT Businesses
Find one-off opportunities with qualified buyers in our database using BuyersDirect — a highlight of global buyers seeking IT businesses.
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Jan 155 min read


AI: The Secret Weapon for Your SaaS Exit
Software-as-a-Service founders, the landscape is shifting. AI in SaaS is becoming a material factor driving deal premiums.
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Jan 73 min read


DealsDirect - December 2024: Buy a Technology Business
Find your next IT acquisition target, view their blind profile, submit an NDA, and start your process using DealsDirect by IT ExchangeNet.
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Dec 13, 20243 min read


BuyersDirect - December 2024: Qualified Technology Business Buyers
Find this month's feature buyer BX-130 and other buyers seeking acquisition targets. Contact our team to pursue these one-off opportunities.
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Dec 13, 20245 min read
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