Internet DealBook Q4 Report 2012
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Top 20 Deals for 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 | Aegis Group | Dentsu | Marketing | Acquisition |
| 3 | $5,000,000,000 | NDS Group | Cisco | Hardware & Infrastructure | Acquisition |
| 4 | $4,800,000,000 | Hitachi Global Storage | Western Digital | Hardware & Infrastructure | Acquisition |
| 5 | $4,300,000,000 | Ariba | SAP | Software & Services | Acquisition |
| 6 | $2,600,000,000 | Logica | CGI | Software & Services | Acquisition |
| 7 | $2,500,000,000 | Elpida Memory | Micron Technology | Hardware & Infrastructure | Acquisition |
| 8 | $2,400,000,000 | Quest Software | Dell | Software & Services | Acquisition |
| 9 | $2,200,000,000 | AboveNet | Zayo Group | Hardware & Infrastructure | Acquisition |
| 10 | $1,900,000,000 | Taleo | Oracle | Software & Services | Acquisition |
| 11 | $1,700,000,000 | Cable & Wireless Worldwide | Vodafone | Hardware & Infrastructure | Acquisition |
| 12 | $1,500,000,000 | Knology | WOW | Hardware & Infrastructure | Acquisition |
| 13 | $1,300,000,000 | Jupiter Shop Channel | Bain Capital | Ecommerce | Acquisition |
| 14 | $1,260,000,000 | Nicira Networks | VMware | Hardware & Infrastructure | Acquisition |
| 15 | $1,200,000,000 | Yammer | Microsoft | Software & Services | Acquisition |
| 16 | $1,000,000,000 | Mobile & Apps | Acquisition | ||
| 17 | $1,000,000,000 | Q9 Networks | BCE | Hardware & Infrastructure | Acquisition |
| 18 | $775,000,000 | Kiva Systems | Amazon | Hardware & Infrastructure | Acquisition |
| 19 | $689,000,000 | Buddy Media | Salesforce | Software & Services | Acquisition |
| 20 | $670,000,000 | Merchant e-Solutions | Cielo | Software & Services | Acquisition |
More information
- Facebook Stalls In Public Debut After Record $16B In IPO (Bloomberg)
- Japanese ad giant Dentsu buys Aegis for £3.16 bn (Yahoo)
- 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)
- Micron to Acquire Elpida Memory for $2.5 Billion (Pando Daily)
- Dell Acquires Quest Software For $2.4 Billion (TechCrunch)
- 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)
- Bain Capital to acquire 50% stake in Jupiter Shop Channel from Sumitomo Corporation (Private Equity Wire)
- VMware Buys Nicira For $1.26 Billion And Gives More Clues About Cloud Strategy (TechCrunch)
- Microsoft to Acquire Yammer (Microsoft )
- 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)
- Cielo Acquires Merchant e-Solutions for $670,000,000 (Xconomy)
Top 20 Investments for 2012
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| Deal No. | Amount Paid (USD) | Company | Investor/Buyer | Sector | Deal Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $238,000,000 | SquareTrade | Bain Capital | Ecommerce | Investment |
| 2 | $216,000,000 | Xiaomi | Undisclosed | Hardware & Infrastructure | Investment |
| 3 | $200,000,000 | Gigabit Squared | Undisclosed | Hardware & Infrastructure | Investment |
| 4 | $150,000,000 | Fanatics.com | Andreessen Horowitz, Insight Venture Partners | Ecommerce | Investment |
| 5 | $150,000,000 | Flipkart Online Services | Accel Partners, Tiger Global Management | Ecommerce | Investment |
| 6 | $136,000,000 | Alarm.com | Technology Crossover Ventures | Software & Services | Investment |
| 7 | $135,000,000 | Sonos | Consortium | Hardware & Infrastructure | Investment |
| 8 | $125,000,000 | LianLian Pay | American Express | Mobile & Apps | Investment |
| 9 | $105,000,000 | Fab | Consortium | Ecommerce | Investment |
| 10 | $100,000,000 | Avail-TVN | Carlyle Group | Media | Investment |
| 11 | $100,000,000 | Castlight | T. Rowe Price, Redmile Group | Software & Services | Investment |
| 12 | $100,000,000 | Conduit | J.P. Morgan Asset Management | Software & Services | Investment |
| 13 | $100,000,000 | Donuts | Consortium | Marketing | Investment |
| 14 | $100,000,000 | GitHub | Andreessen Horowitz | Software & Services | Investment |
| 15 | $100,000,000 | Insieme | Cisco Systems | Hardware & Infrastructure | Investment |
| 16 | $100,000,000 | LifeLock | Consortium | Software & Services | Investment |
| 17 | $95,300,000 | Izeos | Newfund | Media | Investment |
| 18 | $85,000,000 | Joyent | Weather Investment II, Telefónica Digital | Software & Services | Investment |
| 19 | $85,000,000 | Trion Worlds | Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments | Games | Investment |
| 20 | $85,000,000 | Yammer | Consortium | Media | Investment |
More information
- SquareTrade Lands $238M For Electronics Warranties (Silicon Tap)
- Breaking: Xiaomi Raising $216M in Third Round (Technode)
- Gigabit Squared raises $200M to bring super fast internet to 6 communities (VentureBeat)
- Web Retailer Fanatics Valued at $1.5 Billion (Wall Street Journal)
- News Roundup: Flipkart Raises $150M From Accel, Tiger Global (VC Circle)
- Alarm.com Raises $136M from Technology Crossover Ventures (FinSMEs)
- Sonos Lands $135M For Its Classy Wireless Home Audio Systems (TechCrunch)
- AmEx Puts $125M In And Partners With Chinese Mobile Payments Company Lianlian To License Serve (TechCrunch)
- Fab Seals The Deal On $105 Million In New Funding (TechCrunch)
- Digital Video Consolidation: Avail-TVN Picks Up $100M From Carlyle, Buys UK’s On Demand Group For $27M (TechCrunch)
- Castlight Lands A Whopping $100M D Round To Bring Transparency To Healthcare Costs (TechCrunch)
- Conduit Receives $100M Investment from J.P. Morgan Asset Management (FinSMEs)
- Demand Media Alum Gets $100M For Domain Registrar (SoCal Tech)
- GitHub Pours Energies into Enterprise – Raises $100 Million From Power VC Andreessen Horowitz (TechCrunch)
- Cisco Announces Its $850 Million Spin-In (New York Times )
- Identity Theft Protection Company LifeLock Raises $100M From Kleiner, Symantec; Acquires ID Analytics (TechCrunch)
- Izeos Receives Investment from Newfund (FinSMEs)
- Cloud Computing Software Company Joyent Raises $85 Million To Pursue Global Growth (TechCrunch)
- Trion Worlds Completes $85M Equity Financing (FinSMEs)
- Enterprise Social Networking Platform Yammer Raises $85M From DFJ Growth, Khosla, And Others (Techcrunch)