Concern over sluggish economic growth in the United States has tech dealmakers feeling less optimistic about the M&A market today than they were six months ago, according to a key finding from the latest M&A Leaders Survey issued by global law firm Morrison & Foerster and 451 Research, a technology research firm. The October 2012 survey charts the sentiments of players across the tech dealmaking community, including CEOs, CFOs, business development executives, in-house counsel, venture capital and private equity firms, and investment bankers.

MoFo and 451 launched the inaugural survey in April 2012. The second survey, distributed in early October 2012 and detailed below, sought respondents’ views on...

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