Tech deals have hit a speed bump this year, but that's set to change

Tech dealmaking has hit a speed bump. 
Mergers and acquisitions in the sector reached about $83 billion in value in the second quarter of this year, down 3% from a year earlier, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers' Matthew Stumpf. 
While overall deals volume in the sector dropped 19% from a year earlier, Stumpf is expecting a pickup in the near future. Here is PwC (emphasis ours):
"Continued transformation, consolidation, and investment in emerging techn