Top 20 European Deals for 2012
October 31, 2012 
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| Deal No. | Amount Paid (USD) | Company | Investor/Buyer | Sector | Deal Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000,000,000 | NDS Group | Cisco | Hardware & Infrastructure | Acquisition |
| 2 | $660,000,000 | SHL | Corporate Executive Board | Marketing | Acquisition |
| 3 | $540,000,000 | LBi | Publicis Group | Marketing | Acquisition |
| 4 | $479,800,000 | Bol.com | Royal Ahold | Ecommerce | Acquisition |
| 5 | $375,072,000 | Zalando | Kinnevik | Ecommerce | Investment |
| 6 | $350,000,000 | Lodestone | Infosys | Software & Services | Acquisition |
| 7 | $350,000,000 | Specialist Computer Holdings | Tech Data Corp | Hardware & Infrastructure | Acquisition |
| 8 | $176,000,000 | Lucid Markets | FXCM | Software & Services | Acquisition |
| 9 | $133,000,000 | MoneySavingExpert | MoneySupermarket | Media | Acquisition |
| 10 | $130,000,000 | Deezer | Access Industries | Media | Investment |
| 11 | $114,986,000 | Matrix | Libero | Hardware & Infrastructure | Acquisition |
| 12 | $95,300,000 | Izeos | Newfund | Media | Investment |
| 13 | $77,200,000 | Bighand | Bridgepoint Development Capital | Software & Services | Acquisition |
| 14 | $75,000,000 | Avito.ru | Accel Partners | Media | Investment |
| 15 | $72,000,000 | EPAM Systems | Undisclosed | Software & Services | Public |
| 16 | $64,000,000 | Just-Eat | Consortium | Transactions | Investment |
| 17 | $62,150,000 | Mimecast | Insight Venture Partners, Dawn Capital | Software & Services | Investment |
| 18 | $60,000,000 | Clickandpay.ru | Igor Grossman | Transactions | Investment |
| 19 | $55,625,000 | Sagemcom’s machine-to-machine division | Sierra Wireless | Hardware & Infrastructure | Acquisition |
| 20 | $51,800,000 | Picochip | Mindspeed Technologies | Hardware & Infrastructure | Acquisition |
More information
- Cisco Buys NDS Group For $5B (Silicon Tap)
- Corporate Executive Board buys talent analytics firm SHL (Research)
- Global Digital Agency LBi Acquired for $540 Million (Pando Daily)
- Royal Ahold acquires Bol.com (The Deal Pipiline)
- Kinnevik Acquires Additional 10% of Zalando for €287M (FinSMEs)
- Infosys Acquiring Lodestone For Around $350 Million (Pulse 2)
- Tech Data bulks up European business with $350 million deal (Chicago Tribune)
- FXCM to Acquire Lucid Markets (Finance Yahoo)
- MoneySupermarket To Acquire MoneySavingExpert For £87 million (TechCrunch)
- French Music Startup Deezer Gets $130M Fourth Round, Led By Warner Music Group’s Owner Access Industries (TechCrunch)
- Telecom Italia sells Matrix to Libero (Weather Group) at an Enterprise Value of €88 Million (Telecom Italia)
- Izeos Receives Investment from Newfund (FinSMEs)
- BigHand Acquired by Bridgepoint Development Capital and Management for £49M (FinSMEs)
- Russian Classified Giant’s $75M From Accel Shows It’s 1999 In Emerging Economies (TechCrunch)
- EPAM Completes $72 Million IPO on NYSE (Quintura)
- Just-Eat Just Raised Another $64M From Vitruvian, Index, Greylock For Online Food Ordering (TechCrunch)
- Mimecast Secures $62.15M in Series C Funding (FinSMEs)
- First Russian Cash-Back Marketplace Launches After Raising $60 Millio (Arctic Startup)
- Sierra Wireless Completes Acquisition of Sagemcom M2M Business (Sys Con)
- Mindspeed Completes Picochip Buy (SoCal Tech)
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