Cloud, Mobility Fuel Surge in Tech M&A Activity
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Industry Overview
In the tech industry, there were 277 M&A deals in 2014 worth a total of nearly $161.4 billion, up from 204 deals worth just under $100 billion in 2013. -
Industry Sectors: Internet
There were 76 deals worth just over $49.7 billion in 2014 in the Internet sector, up from 30 deals the year before worth about $9.7 billion. -
Industry Sectors: Software
There were 84 M&A deals worth more than $42.3 billion last year in the software sector, up from 71 deals worth nearly $23.4 billion in 2013. -
Industry Sectors: Hardware and Networking
There were 52 deals worth an estimated $36.3 billion in 2014 in the hardware and networking sector, compared to 36 deals the year before worth just under $47.6 billion. -
Industry Sectors: Semiconductor
There were 28 deals worth nearly $17.4 billion in 2014 in the semiconductor sector, compared with 33 deals the year before worth just over $10.7 billion. -
Industry Sectors: IT Services
There were 37 deals worth nearly $15.7 billion last year in the IT services sector, up from 34 deals in 2013 worth an estimated $7.9 billion. -
Top Five Deals of 2014: WhatsApp
Facebook's acquisition of messaging application WhatsApp closed Oct. 5, 2014. The deal was valued at $22 billion. -
Top Five Deals of 2014: Concur Technologies
SAP completed the acquisition of expenses software specialist Concur on Dec. 4, 2014. The deal was valued at $9.1 billion. -
Top Five Deals of 2014: Nokia Devices and Services Business Unit
Microsoft closed on the acquisition of Nokia's Devices and Services Business Unit on April 25, 2014. The acquisition of the mobile devices business was valued at $7.2 billion. -
Top Five Deals of 2014: LSI Corp.
Avago Technologies closed on its acquisition of semiconductor vendor LSI. The deal was valued at $6.6 billion. -
Top Five Deals of 2014: MICROS Systems
Oracle closed the deal to buy MICROS Systems, a vendor of integrated software and services for the retail and hospitality industry, on Sept. 8, 2014. The deal was valued at $5.3 billion. -
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Merger and acquisition activity within the tech industry is reaching red-hot levels—hitting a two-decade high in deal values, according to recent research findings from PwC. Its report, titled "U.S. Technology Deal Insights," indicates increasing interest in cloud and mobility advancements—as well as those that boost cyber-security—are driving the trend. All sectors saw significant increases in deal values, except hardware and networking, which is going through a transitions as CIOs shift spending priorities to the cloud and software-based IT architectures. Overall, 2014 was a watershed year for tech M&As and prospects look encouraging for the year ahead. "2014 closed with technology deal activity not seen since the dot-com era," said Rob Fisher, U.S. technology deals leader for PwC. "As we consider the almost $350 billion in cash and securities on hand at the top 25 technology companies, record levels of private equity funds waiting to be deployed and projected full pipelines from every angle of the market, 2015 promises to be another active and exciting year for technology M&As." PwC based its research on data compiled by Thomson Reuters, along with additional independent data.
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