This Monday, we published our analysis on the Q4 2011 M&A activity in the Internet | Mobile | Digital Media sectors.  Today, we also take a closer look at the Q4 2011 VC-backed M&A activity.  Our analysis is below.

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M&A activity within the Internet | mobile | digital media sectors continued to demonstrate a healthy tone in the last quarter of 2011.  E-commerce and marketing analytics remain key driving themes this quarter, as demonstrated by major acquisitions made by Verifone, Oracle and IBM.   Architect Partners’ M&A Snapshot for Q4 2011 is presented below.

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