February 12, 2012 5:00 am ET - PrivCo has just released its exclusive Annual Private Tech Company M&A Research Report: "The Top 100 Acquirers Of U.S. Private Tech Companies In 2012: The Most Active Acquirers, The Companies They Acquired, What They Paid, Top 10 Target Co. Cities, Financial and Law Firm Deal Advisor League Tables, and More." Included in this comprehensive, 353-plus page report are exclusive rankings of the most sought out M&A Financial Advisors for private tech M&A deals in 2012. PrivCo has provided its Exclusive Top 20 Rankings below, with U.K.-based Barclays ranked as the #1 Financial Advisor in private tech M&A deals, barely edging out traditional U.S. tech M&A powerhouses Morgan Stanley (Ranked #2) and Credit Suisse (Ranked #3) based on number of U.S. private tech M&A deals advised on in 2012.

The Top 20 Financial Advisors For Private Technology M&A Acquisitions In 2012: PrivCo Rankings

(Ranked By Number Of Private Tech Company Acquisitions Firm Advised On In 2012) 

Rank Financial Advisor Advisory History

 See Barclays' Full Private Co. Advisory History, Including M&A Data

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 See Morgan Stanley's Full Private Co. Advisory History, Including M&A Data
 

 See Credit Suisse's Full Private Co. Advisory History, Including M&A Data

 See RBC Capital Market's Full Private Co. Advisory History,

Including M&A Data

(PricewaterhouseCoopers)

See PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers)' Full Private Co. Advisory History, Including M&A Data

See Ernst & Young's Full Private Co. Advisory History, Including M&A Data

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 See Bank Of America's Full Private Co. Advisory History,

Including M&A Data

 See J.P. Morgan's Full Private Co. Advisory History, Including M&A Data
  

 See KPMG's Full Private Co. Advisory History, Including M&A Data

 See The Blackstone Group's Full Private Co. Advisory History, Including M&A Data

 See Jefferies Group's Full Private Co. Advisory History, Including M&A Data

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 See Horizon Partners' Full Private Co. Advisory History, Including M&A Data

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 See Citigroup's Full Private Co. Advisory History, Including M&A Data

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 See Deutsche Bank's Full Private Co. Advisory History, Including M&A Data

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 See Canaccord Genuity's Full Private Co. Advisory History,

Including M&A Data

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 See Goldman Sachs' Full Private Co. Advisory History, Including M&A Data

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 See Harris Williams' Full Private Co. Advisory History, Including M&A Data

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 See Evercore Partners' Full Private Co.  Advisory History,

Including M&A Data

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 See Wells Fargo's Full Private Co. Advisory History, Including M&A Data

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 See Moelis' Full Private Co. Advisory History, Including M&A Data

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2012 PRIVATE TECH M&A FINANCIAL ADVISOR TRENDS
 
(1) Rise of In-House Tech M&A Teams: During 2012, PrivCo private tech company M&A data showed a trend of strategic corporate acquirers of private tech companies relying more on their respective in-house M&A teams - composed of ex-investment bankers, M&A lawyers, and other financial professionals - and sourcing their own deals (many using the PrivCo Private Company Financial Platform to do so), particularly for smaller acquisitions, rather than engaging an investment bank for the M&A process.  
 
(2) Accounting Firms' M&A Services Moving In On Wall Street's Traditional Role: This past year also saw the rise in PrivCo's private tech company M&A financial advisor rankings by accounting firms (through their M&A services groups, typically called Transaction Advisory Services), such as PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) (ranked in the Top 5 last year at #5), Ernst & Young (ranked #6), and KPMG (ranked #9). "With pre-existing auditing relationships, especially with venture-backed private technology companies, these accounting & consulting firms are first in line to pitch the company on their Transaction Advisory Services (M&A) practices when the time comes to sell," said PrivCo Founder & CEO Sam Hamadeh in a statement. 
  
  

 

(This PrivCo Private Tech Company M&A Research Report For 2012 is essential reading and valuable reference resource throughout the year for: Investment Bankers, Corporate Law Firms, Venture Capital Firms, Private Equity Firms, Accounting Firms, M&A Advisors, Business Brokers, Market Research Firms, Tech Industry Analysts, Competitive Intelligence Professionals, Fairness Opinion Issuers, and Business Valuation/Appraisal Professionals)

 

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