Top 20 Deals for 2012
May 31, 2012 
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| Deal No. | Amount Paid (USD) | Company | Investor/Buyer | Sector | Deal Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $16,000,000,000 | Undisclosed | Media | Public | |
| 2 | $5,000,000,000 | NDS Group | Cisco | Hardware & Infrastructure | Acquisition |
| 3 | $4,800,000,000 | Hitachi Global Storage | Western Digital | Hardware & Infrastructure | Acquisition |
| 4 | $4,300,000,000 | Ariba | SAP | Software & Services | Acquisition |
| 5 | $2,600,000,000 | Logica | CGI | Software & Services | Acquisition |
| 6 | $2,200,000,000 | AboveNet | Zayo Group | Hardware & Infrastructure | Acquisition |
| 7 | $1,900,000,000 | Taleo | Oracle | Software & Services | Acquisition |
| 8 | $1,700,000,000 | Cable & Wireless Worldwide | Vodafone | Hardware & Infrastructure | Acquisition |
| 9 | $1,500,000,000 | Knology | WOW | Hardware & Infrastructure | Acquisition |
| 10 | $1,000,000,000 | Mobile & Apps | Acquisition | ||
| 11 | $1,000,000,000 | Q9 Networks | BCE | Hardware & Infrastructure | Acquisition |
| 12 | $775,000,000 | Kiva Systems | Amazon | Hardware & Infrastructure | Acquisition |
| 13 | $689,000,000 | Buddy Media | Salesforce | Software & Services | Acquisition |
| 14 | $644,000,000 | City Telecom (Broadband+Telco Assets) | CVC Capital Partners | Hardware & Infrastructure | Acquisition |
| 15 | $612,000,000 | Hughes Telematics | Verizon | Hardware & Infrastructure | Acquisition |
| 16 | $503,873,000 | GameABC | ZheBao Media | Games | Acquisition |
| 17 | $500,000,000 | Double Down | International Game Technology | Games | Acquisition |
| 18 | $494,000,000 | Gennum Corporation | Semtech | Hardware & Infrastructure | Acquisition |
| 19 | $479,800,000 | Bol.com | Royal Ahold | Ecommerce | Acquisition |
| 20 | $430,000,000 | XtremIO | EMC | Hardware & Infrastructure | Acquisition |
More information
- Facebook Stalls In Public Debut After Record $16B In IPO (Bloomberg)
- Cisco Buys NDS Group For $5B (Silicon Tap)
- WD Completes Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Buy (SoCal Tech)
- SAP Agrees to Buy Ariba in $4.3B Deal (Business Week)
- Canada’s CGI to Buy IT Rival Logica for $2.6 Billion (AllThingsD)
- Zayo Group To Acquire High Bandwidth Connectivity Company AboveNet For $2.2 Billion (TechCrunch)
- Oracle Buys Talent Management Solutions Company Taleo For $1.9 Billion (Techcrunch)
- Vodafone Buys Cable & Wireless For $1.7B, Gives Mobile Carrier Bigger Window On Enterprise, Broadband (TechCrunch)
- WOW! Buys Knology For $1.5 Billion (Tech Rockies)
- Facebook buys Instagram for $1bn and everyone hates it already (The Guardian)
- BCE buying cloud company Q9 Networks for $1B: sources (Financial Post)
- Amazon Acquires Robot-Coordinated Order Fulfillment Company Kiva Systems For $775 Million In Cash (TechCrunch)
- Salesforce Lines Up Against Oracle On Social Push; Buys Buddy Media For $689M (TechCrunch)
- CVC acquires Hong Kong Broadband Network (Global Telecoms Business)
- Verizon Purchases Hughes Telematics for $612M (Pando Daily)
- [Updated]Shanda Selling Two Gaming Subsidiaries (TechNode)
- Double Down Interactive SoldTo IGT For $500M (Northwest Innovation)
- Semtech To Pay $494M For Data Communications Firm Gennum (SoCal Tech)
- Royal Ahold acquires Bol.com (The Deal Pipiline)
- EMC goes all-flash, buys XtremIO for $430M (Gigaom)
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