Top 20 Hardware & Infrastructure Deals for 2012
February 29, 2012 
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| Deal No. | Amount Paid (USD) | Company | Investor/Buyer | Sector | Deal Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $494,000,000 | Gennum Corporation | Semtech | Hardware & Infrastructure | Acquisition |
| 2 | $271,000,000 | Lightwire | Cisco | Hardware & Infrastructure | Acquisition |
| 3 | $230,000,000 | Vividwireless | Optus | Hardware & Infrastructure | Acquisition |
| 4 | $160,000,000 | ADAPTIX | Acacia Research | Hardware & Infrastructure | Acquisition |
| 5 | $146,300,000 | M5 Networks | ShoreTel | Hardware & Infrastructure | Acquisition |
| 6 | $125,000,000 | InfiniBand | Intel | Hardware & Infrastructure | Acquisition |
| 7 | $51,800,000 | Picochip | Mindspeed Technologies | Hardware & Infrastructure | Acquisition |
| 8 | $35,000,000 | Unity Semiconductor | Rambus | Hardware & Infrastructure | Acquisition |
| 9 | $26,500,000 | Integral | Sage Pay | Hardware & Infrastructure | Acquisition |
| 10 | $23,000,000 | BTI Systems | Bain Capital Ventures | Hardware & Infrastructure | Investment |
| 11 | $23,000,000 | Pivot3 | Consortium | Hardware & Infrastructure | Investment |
| 12 | $21,700,000 | Luxtera | Consortium | Hardware & Infrastructure | Investment |
| 13 | $21,700,000 | Ruckus Wireless | Meritech Capital Partners, SingTel Innov8 | Hardware & Infrastructure | Investment |
| 14 | $20,000,000 | Eye-Fi | Consortium | Hardware & Infrastructure | Investment |
| 15 | $16,000,000 | KEMP Technologies | Consortium | Hardware & Infrastructure | Investment |
| 16 | $10,300,000 | BridgeWave Communications | Consortium | Hardware & Infrastructure | Investment |
| 17 | $10,000,000 | Black Sand Technologies | Northbridge Venture Partners, Austin Ventures | Hardware & Infrastructure | Investment |
| 18 | $8,000,000 | Amplidata | Consortium | Hardware & Infrastructure | Investment |
| 19 | $7,500,000 | KEMP Technologies | Edison Ventures | Hardware & Infrastructure | Investment |
| 20 | $5,800,000 | SimpliVity | Undisclosed | Hardware & Infrastructure | Investment |
More information
- Semtech To Pay $494M For Data Communications Firm Gennum (SoCal Tech)
- Cisco Buys Lightwire (Silicon Tap)
- Optus buys Vividwireless for $230m (Delimeter)
- Patent Troll Buys ADAPTIX (And Its 4G Technology Patents) For $160M (Techcrunch)
- ShoreTel Picks Up M5 Networks (FinSMEs)
- Intel Acquires Fabric Technology InfiniBand From Qlogic For $125M (Techcrunch)
- Mindspeed Completes Picochip Buy (SoCal Tech)
- Rambus Buys Unity Semiconductor (Silicon Tap)
- Sage Pay acquires Dublin company Integral for €20m (Silicon Republic)
- BTI Systems Raises $23M in Equity Funding (FinSMEs)
- Samsung Leads $23M Round In Data Storage Hardware Company Pivot3 (Techcrunch)
- Luxtera Completes $21.7M (FinSMEs)
- Ruckus Wireless Secures $21.7M in Financing (FinSMEs)
- Wireless Memory Card Maker Eye-Fi Raises $20M Series D Led By NTT DOCOMO (Techcrunch)
- KEMP Technologies Receives $16M Private Equity Financing (FinSMEs)
- BridgeWave Communications Raises $10.3M (FinSMEs)
- Black Sand Technologies Raises US$10M in Series C Funding (FinSMEs)
- Amplidata Closes $8M Funding (FinSMEs)
- KEMP Technologies Raises $7.5M (VC News)
- SimpliVity in Good Stealth as it Raises $5.8M – cbl (Boston City Biz)
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