The Innovation Cycle Continues with Evolution, Consolidation and Disruption

With summer in well underway, June has proven to be a busy month in Digital Industry with growing signs that Industry 4.0 has arrived on factory floors. M&A deals are in full swing as Google announced plans to acquire Looker and Salesforce publicized their acquisition of Tableau for $15.7b. GE declared it would divest its entire GE Ventures portfolio of roughly 100 companies, seeking a buyer for the whole bundle while the U.S.-China trade war has impacted global investment plans for 5G, providing much uncertainty in the space.