The United States Postal Service (USPS) reported its fiscal Q1 ’20 results this week for the quarter ending December 31, 2019. Accompanying the news was monthly trial balance data for December, which revealed a 20.4% Y/Y increase in PC Postage revenue and a 10.1% Y/Y increase for the quarter.
Read MoreWell that was quick. Following a Bloomberg report last month that Monotype Imaging Holdings (TYPE) was exploring strategic options, the company agreed to be taken private by HGGC, a middle market private equity firm, for an equity value of approximately $895 million earlier this morning.
Read MoreIn a quiet week on the earnings front, several strategic M&A transactions dominated the headlines. Following Google’s $2.6 billion of business intelligence provider Looker last week, Salesforce (CRM) entered into an agreement to acquire self-service analytics provider Tableau Software (DATA) in an all-stock deal valuing Tableau at an enterprise value of $15.7 billion, representing a TTM EV/Sales multiple of 13.2x and a FY ’20 EV/Sales multiple of 9.6x based on consensus forecasts at the time of the announcement.
Read MoreAmidst the deluge of earnings this week, a couple of tuck-in acquisitions were also announced.
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