As for seller primary sectors, the Technology & Management Consulting sector lead the list with 48 transactions through September 2026, equal to 16% of the total, closely followed by Industry-specific Applications sector with 40 acquisitions, representing 14% of all deals. That was followed by the ERP and Internet Content & Commerce sectors that had 29 and 15 transactions respectively. Other notable spheres included CRM, Business Intelligence, Content Management, and Software Development.