2012: M&A Deals Hit $76 Billion

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/190583/2012-ma-deals-hit-76-bil-marketing-segment-lea.html?print#axzz2HPpcCeF8

While dollar volume in deal-making in media mergers and acquisitions rose in 2012, the average prices for those deals declined.
New York-based investment banker, Berkery Noyes, says total dollar volume climbed 17% to $76 billion last year. But the price for those deals -- in terms of revenue multiples and the cash flow multiple -- went lower.