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Third Quarter 2014 Report


Executive Summary
Overview
USD43.8bn of deals tracked in Q3 2014, down from USD62.7bn in Q3 2013
1,175 deals tracked from public sources in Q3 2014, up from 945 in Q3 2013
Total number of investments has increased 21.6% from Q3 2013 to Q3 2014
Total number of acquisitions has increased 38.1% from Q3 2013 to Q3 2014
Deals by region
Europe leads all regions with an average deal value of USD121.5m. North America comes second
at USD37.5m.
Asia/Pacific leads the world in average deal values for investments at USD22.1m
Average deal values have decreased in all regions except for the Rest of the World
Deals by sector
The number of deals in the Transactions sector (payments and marketplaces) increased by 178.2%
from Q3 2013
The total deal values for all sectors have increased, except for the Media, Mobile & Apps and
Hardware & Infrastructure sectors which recorded drops of 85.9%, 48.7%, and 75.2% respectively
when compared to Q3 2013
The average deal value for acquisitions have increased or remained steady in all sectors except for
the Media and Mobile & Apps sectors in Q3 2014 when compared to Q3 2013
The total deal value in the Games sector has increased by 6,120% from Q3 2013
Key Statistics
Description Q3 2013 Q3 2014
Number of deals 945 1175
Deals disclosed 726
924
Total deal value $62,719,505,839
$43,803,699,223
Average deal value $86,390,503
$47,406,600
Total investment value $8,171,679,829
$13,910,445,431
Total acquisition value $4,547,826,010
$29,893,253,792


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57%
116%
226% 252%
6120%
-1000%
0%
1000%
2000%
3000%
4000%
5000%
6000%
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Media Hardware &
Infrastructure
Mobile &
Apps
Marketing Software &
Services
Ecommerce Transactions Games
Deal value growth by sector Q3 2013 - Q3 2014
-48%
-39%
-4%
261%
-100%
-50%
0%
50%
100%
150%
200%
250%
300%
Asia/Pac North America Europe Rest of World
Deal value growth by region Q3 2013 - Q3 2014
-32% -25%
-18%
-11%
27%
35%
56%
178%
-50%
0%
50%
100%
150%
200%
Media Marketing Hardware &
Infrastructure
Ecommerce Software &
Services
Mobile & Apps Games Transactions
Deal number growth by sector Q3 2013 - Q3 2014

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21%
49%
75%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
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Europe North America Rest of World Asia/Pac
Deal number growth by region Q3 2013 - Q3 2014
$56 $55
$16 $13
$37
$30
$708
$7
$12
$21
$26
$49 $49
$62
$201
$240
$0
$100
$200
$300
$400
$500
$600
$700
$800
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Average deal value by sector Q3 2013 - Q3 2014
2013 2014
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$142
$74
$131
$18
$31
$38
$122
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Average deal value by region Q3 2013 - Q3 2014
2013 2014

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-54%
-15%
37%
263%
186%
12%
27%
47%
-89% -86%
-14%
0% 0%
38%
48%
161%
-150%
-100%
-50%
0%
50%
100%
150%
200%
250%
300%
Media Mobile &
Apps
Software &
Services
Ecommerce Games Hardware &
Infrastructure
Marketing Transactions
Average deal value growth by sector Q3 2013 - Q3 2014
Investments Acquisitions
-43%
31%
151%
92%
-70%
-61%
-56%
77%
-100%
-50%
0%
50%
100%
150%
200%
Asia/Pac North America Europe Rest of World
Average deal value growth by region Q3 2013 - Q3 2014
Investments Acquisitions
* No acquisitions values disclosed Ecommerce and Games in 2013.

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