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Mergers and acquisitions: Impact on the real estate technology revolution
Corporate Real Estate Journal,
9
(2),
171-184
(2019)
Abstract
As venture capital fundraising has become increasingly competitive due to the acceleration of the number of PropTech assets in the market, small and mid-sized technology company start-ups are combining to build more valuable and attractive real estate technology platforms. Similar consolidation transactions are occurring between real estate and technology companies in the PropTech industry. This paper examines the trends, challenges and benefits to the wave of consolidation in the PropTech industry today and forecasts the continued pace of mergers and acquisitions (M&A).
Keywords: PropTech; M&A; mergers; consolidation; convergence; adoption; technological innovation; digitisation of real estate
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Author's Biography
Blake Liggio is a partner in global law firm Goodwin’s Real Estate Industry Group. Blake focuses on mergers and acquisitions, including the representation of acquirers, targets, boards of directors, transaction committees and investment banks. He also advises clients on a range of corporate matters, including fiduciary duties, corporate governance, federal securities law disclosure and compliance, and defensive measures. Blake is also involved in Goodwin’s PropTech Initiative focused on the intersection of real estate and technology through thoughtful collaboration across the two practice areas and advises on relevant market trends affecting the PropTech sector.
John Haggerty is a partner in and co-chair of global law firm Goodwin’s Public M&A/Corporate Governance practice. He works on a wide variety of corporate and securities matters, including public and private mergers and acquisitions, public and private offerings of equity and debt securities by public companies, corporate governance and other matters of general corporate and securities law. John has been recognised in the Corporate/M&A: Capital Markets category by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.
