internet dealbook q4 report 2012
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Internet DealBook's Q4 Report 2012 looks at the level of investment and acquisition activity in the Internet space Q4 2011 VS Q4 2012. Stats provided by: Internetdealbook.comTRANSCRIPT
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Fourth Quarter 2012 Report Executive Summary
Overview • USD12.5bn of deals were tracked in Q4 2012, down 26% from USD16.9bn in Q4 2011.
• 979 deals were tracked from public sources in Q4 2012, up from 754 in Q4 2011.
• All regions and sectors (except Marketing and Ecommerce) have experienced a growth in the number of deals for Q4 2012 over Q4 2011.
• Average deal values for investments have fallen slightly to USD11m in Q4 2012, down 14.2% from USD12.8m in Q4 2011.
• Average deal values for acquisitions have fallen significantly to USD137m in Q4 2012, down 44.7% from USD247.7m in Q4 2011.
Deals by region:
• The Asia/Pacific leads all regions with an average deal value of USD42.4m. Europe comes in second at USD18.9m.
• North America still accounted for the vast bulk of deals tracked, recording USD8.4bn worth of deals, or 67% of the USD12.5bn recorded for all regions.
• Average deal values have fallen by 30.4% in Europe and 56.2% in North America, while average deal values have increased by 32.8% in the Asia/Pacific.
• There’s been a 56.3% increase in the number of deals in the Rest of the World category, with the Asia/Pacific region coming in second at 40.6%, followed by North America at 34.3%.
• Asia/Pacific has the highest average deal values for investments at USD29.3m. At USD134.2m, Asia/Pacific was a close second for the highest acquisition average deal values, beaten by North America at USD153.4m.
Deals by sector:
• Total deal value for the Games sector has more than doubled to USD869.7m in Q4 2012 up from USD320.6m in Q4 2011. On top of this, the number of Games deals has increased to 40 in Q4 2012, up from 29 deals in Q4 2011.
• Marketing is the only sector to record a decrease in number of deals, down 9% from Q4 2011. Ecommerce recorded no growth with the number of deals remaining at 57 in Q4 2012.
• Average deal values of investments have fallen in most sectors, except for the Ecommerce and Transaction sectors.
• Average deal values of acquisitions have fallen in most sectors, except for the Games sector which recorded a 128% increase in average deal values.
Key Statistics
Description Q4 2011 Q4 2012 Number of deals 754 979
Deals disclosed 499 726
Total deal value $16,942,300,000 $12,490,800,000
Average deal value $34,000,000 $17,200,000
Total investment value $5,797,000,000 $7,559,100,000
Total acquisition value $11,145,300,000 $4,931,700,000
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$17 $27
$45
$22 $15 $17 $21
$99
$5 $8 $16 $19 $21
$31 $35
$62
$0
$20
$40
$60
$80
$100
$120
Mobile & Apps
Marketing Software & Services
Media Transactions Ecommerce Games Hardware & Infrastructure
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ions
Average deal value by sector Q4 2011 - Q4 2012
2011 2012
$34
$100
$27 $32
$15 $16 $19
$42
$0
$20
$40
$60
$80
$100
$120
North America Rest of World Europe Asia/Pac
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Average deal value by region Q4 2011 and Q4 2012
2011 2012
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-14% -42%
65%
-44% -24% -25%
-6%
38%
-94% -88% -65% -59% -59%
-19%
128%
-150%
-100%
-50%
0%
50%
100%
150%
Mobile & Apps Marketing Transactions Hardware & Infrasructure
Software & Services
Media Games Ecommerce
Average deal value growth by sector Q4 2011 - Q4 2012
Investments Acquisitions
169%
-24%
21% 17%
-87%
-47% -39%
42%
-100%
-50%
0%
50%
100%
150%
200%
Rest of World North America Europe Asia/Pac
Average deal value growth by region Q4 2011 - Q4 2012
Investments Acquisitions
ECommerce acquisitions growth data: omitted Ecommerce acquisitions data: Q4 2011 ADV - $0m, Q4 2012 ADV - $375m Ecommerce acquisitions growth data omitted. Ecommerce acquisitions data: Q4 2011 ADV - $0m, Q4 2012 ADV - $375m
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Information Sources
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