- Q2 2012 saw 85 M&A transactions. Flat for the past 3 quarters and a drop from a busy Q3 '11, which saw 120 deals
- Software & IT Services was the busiest area (33% of deals), followed by Digital Media & Internet (17%), and communications (16%)
- Google (26), Facebook (16), EMC (16) and Ebay (14) were the most active buyers in the last 18 months
- Over the last 4 years, the most active buyers were Google (60), IBM (48), EMC (44) and Oracle (39)
- The median premium to the 30 day valuation, prior to announcement, was 29%
- Enterprise value/Last 12 month revenue was 3.6x (caution, this covers all segments and growth trajectories, so is best used in aggregate for gee whiz purposes)
- 39 Technology related IPO's were priced in the trailing 12 months, though new filings seem to indicate a slowdown in new offerings
Monday, June 18, 2012
AGC Partners' Capital Markets report
AGC just published its May Capital markets report which has some terrific data on the state of M&A in the technology segment of the market. Here's the highlights, and I would suggest going to the report to cull data for your specific interests:
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