INFORMATION INDUSTRY M&A FOR 2011

The Information Industry trends report is defined by Berkery Noyes as covering Media, Software, and Online & Mobile companies.

"Large tech players were heavily involved in intellectual property M&A," said James Berkery, Chief Information Officer at Berkery Noyes. "Strong strategic interest in the sector was evident in 2011. For instance, Nortel sold 6,000 wireless patents in July 2011 for $4.5 billion to a consortium that included Microsoft, Research In Motion, Sony, Ericsson, EMC, and Apple."