Brenon Daly directs the financial analysis of the 451 Research Market Insight and M&A KnowledgeBase products within S&P Global Market Intelligence. Full Bio

Brenon Daly directs the financial analysis of the 451 Research Market Insight and M&A KnowledgeBase products within S&P Global Market Intelligence. He is responsible for all financial coverage within those product lines, as well as supporting investment- and acquisition-related activity by investment banking and private capital clients.

Brennon arrived at S&P Global Market Intelligence through its 2019 acquisition of 451 Research. Before joining 451 Research in mid-2006, Brenon worked at research boutique for technology-focused hedge funds, as well as trading equity and options on his own book.

Brenon began his career in 1991 as a founding reporter at the first English-language newspaper in the former Eastern Bloc. Brenon moved to Vienna in 1995 to run the local bureau for United Press International before taking on an analyst position with the Economist Group, where he researched and wrote reports for The Economist Intelligence Unit and the regional publication of The Economist.

In addition to earning a degree from the University of Kansas, Brenon studied at the University of Ulster (Northern Ireland) and the Vienna University of Economics and Business (Austria). Minimize

Scott Denne is a Senior Research Analyst with 451 Research, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence, where he covers technology M&A and private equity. Full Bio

Scott Denne is a Senior Research Analyst with 451 Research, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence, where he covers technology M&A and private equity. His research explores changes in deal-making and shifts in valuation. His reports cover broad movements in the tech M&A markets, private-equity investments, analysis of specific deals and forecasts of deal activity in multiple sectors of the software industry.He has spent more than 15 years covering technology companies and capital markets as a journalist and analyst. Prior to joining 451 Research, Scott covered startups and venture capital for several Dow Jones publications, including VentureWire, Private Equity Analyst and The Wall Street Journal. He has been quoted by financial and technology publications, including TheStreet.com, Wired, CNBC.com, AdExchanger and CMSwire.  Minimize

Samantha Tomaszczyk is a senior research analyst at S&P Global Market Intelligence. Full Bio

Samantha Tomaszczyk is a senior research analyst at S&P Global Market Intelligence. She is focused on identifying emerging areas of M&A activity, many of which fall within her areas of sector expertise – including fintech and the internet of things.

Samantha’s recent areas of concentration include dealmaking in the payments sector, the changing nature of private equity and the impact of regulation on large-cap buyers.

Prior to joining the research team in 2022, Samantha was an editor at S&P Global Market Intelligence covering technology, media and telecommunications. Before this, she spent several years covering the sector for various publications, including M&A newswire Mergermarket. She has also written about telecommunications regulation and trade lawsuits for newswire MLex.

Samantha holds a law degree from the University of Law. Minimize