Information technology (IT) can be considered a sunrise industry as it offers great future prospects for enhancing our quality of life. The sector itself is large and varied, ranging from companies that manufacture components for the electronics industry to software companies that write programs for clients. SGX has recently highlighted the IT sector as the best-performing sector over first the seven months of 2019, generating a total return of 29.8%. With the ongoing trade dispute between the US and China, electronic manufacturers may witness higher costs seeping into their supply chains, while demand may also remain muted moving forward. However, I believe all these headwinds will eventually pass, and they are currently creating mouth-watering opportunities for long-term investors to pi

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In this 3-part series, we summarise six M&A investment themes from DBS for investors to consider as an alpha generating investment strategy. In the last article, we highlighted two M&A investment themes in the REIT and healthcare space. In this article, we focus on two M&A investment themes in the tech sector: ‘Consolidating Tech For More Gains’ and ‘Cash Is King’. Investors Takeaway: ‘Consolidating Tech For More Gains’ & ‘Cash Is King’ ⦁ Technology Sector – Consolidate For More Gains The global economy is facing a confluence of risks, which could severely disrupt economic activity and inflict significant damage on longer-term development prospects. One of the sector that is hit the hardest is the tech sector. The supply chain that spans across Asia has