Top Tech Acquisitions Of 2009

We track a lot of acquisitions on CrunchBase . At the beginning of 2009, acquisitions were at a standstill . But as the economy begrudgingly roused itself from recession, the deal flow started to pick up in the summer , and then rebounded more in the third quarter . There are still a couple weeks left in the year, and a lot can still happen, such as Google buying Yelp for more than $500 million. But with the year wrapping up, we put together an initial list of the top technology acquisitions of 2009. We'll update the list if necessary at the end of the year (for instance, we don't include Yelp in our list because it is not yet final), but it is not likely to change by much. Out of $64 billion worth of technology M&A Crunchbase tracked in 2009, about $54 billion went to the top 30 deals ((see table below). These are only technology deals (Web, software, hardware, mobile) and do not include cleantech or biotech (nor do they include other industries Crunchbase tracks as well). See the list after the jump.