It’s been quite a while since we published a round-up of funding and M&A in the sector, but that’s not to say nothing has happened.
RPA
IDP from RPA vendors is the fastest-growing segment of the IDP market
Today UiPath announced a comprehensive rebrand and shifted its strategy away from its traditional focus on RPA and into the broader enterprise automation space—few firms of this size ($1B+) attempt such a feat. But we …
It’s been a while, but its time for a quick update on what’s been happening from an M&A perspective in the industry these past couple of months.
So what to make of UIPath at this point in their early public days? From an industry analyst’s perspective, they have come a long way in a short time.
So, in summary, Laiye is a new and earnest player to contend with. One we will continue to watch with great interest over the next few years.
Our website recently published five new vendor-specific reports (Vendor Vignettes in Deep Analysis parlance). And we have many more in the works that we plan to publish in late September.
Today, UIPath announced that it is to acquire UK-based Re:Infer, and quite frankly, it’s one of the most interesting deals of recent few years. Deep Analysis came across Re:Infer late in 2021 and subsequently met with and wrote about them earlier this year, and in that report stated that it would be a good acquisition candidate.
Technology that automates repetitive tasks and cost-cutting go hand in hand, so with a looming recession, it’s logical to expect RPA tools to do well. Overall, they are doing well, but in recent conversations with buyers, systems integrators, and resellers, things are not going as well as they should be.