2012 Tech M&A and IPO Analysis Report

For more information please contact Ryan Patterson rpatterson@idc.com

Deal volume (#) Total disclosed deal value ($B)

Average deal size ($M)

523

22.5

204.6

169

5.53

190.6

63

5.35

169.869

2.04

267.5

2012 saw an increase in deal volume and a major drop in

deal valuations.

3rd platform related deals accounted for 18.6% of total

deal volume or roughly 30% of enterprise-related deals.

Shrank from $253.86 billion in 2011 to $211.01

billion in 2012

Tech M&A Deals Across IDC's Four Pillars:

Cloud, Mobile, Social, Big Datafull year 2012