1、M&A market report 1H 2025 IT&BusinessServices1|15 IT&Business Services M&A Overview 1H 2025Demand for AI among key drivers of IT services market research showing that 78%of C-level executives and IT decision makers regard AI as one of their top priorities in 2025 a marked increase on the 41%who said

2、 the same about 2024.Its also important to note that AI-related spending encompasses not only AI software but the supporting infrastructure,security protocols and advisory services.Certain challenges continue to impact the IT services industry,including macroeconomic uncertainties and shifting clien

3、t priorities.While mass layoffs in the broader tech sector have increased the availability of skilled talent,they may also lead to reduced IT budgets and slower decision-making among enterprise clients,affecting demand for outsourced services.Such caveats notwithstanding,the rapid pace of AI develop

4、ment,alongside similarly accelerating innovations in segments such as IoT and edge computing,means that the IT&Business Services sector is likely to maintain strong momentum for the foreseeable future.The value of the global IT professional services market is on an upwards trajectory,and is anticipa

5、ted to hit the USD 2.95tn mark by 2032,at a CAGR of 9.5%.One of the key factors behind this growth is the changing way in which businesses and public-sector organisations utilise IT solutions.Rather than limiting themselves to engaging with services providers on a project-by-project basis,clients ar

6、e increasingly adopting managed services,benefiting from ongoing access to IT tools and support that enhance efficiency,customer experience,and competitiveness.The embrace of cloud computing in general is another significant driver of market growth,with businesses and public-sector organisations see