Year	Total M&A Deals	Total M&A Disclosed Value (in billions)	Average M&A Deal Size (in millions)	Number of IPOs	Total IPO Offer Amount (in billions)	Average IPO Offer Amount (in millions)
2000	317	$68.5	$338.4	264	$24.5	$96.6
2001	353	$16.8	$101.8	41	$2.5	$85.1
2002	316	$7.9	$51.1	24	$2.5	$103.1
2003	293	$7.7	$62.8	29	$2	$69.7
2004	339	$15.4	$83.4	93	$11	$118.4
2005	330	$14.4	$91.5	56	$4.5	$79.7

Source: Thomson Venture Economics & National Venture Capital Association

Venture-Backed Deal Doldrums

One thing that can be said of last year for venture backed deals: not only was it no 2000, but it wasn't even 2004. Absent the headline-grabbing Google-type transactions of the previous year, the number of IPOs was down 40% to 56 from 2004, and the number of acquisitions slipped to 330 from 339. One of the few bright spots: the average dollar value of M&A deals was bigger, if only a little.

Also see:

Going Private

How the IPO Market Got Its Buzz Back

Vonage's Iffy IPO

Posted: 2/22/06