Top Ten Digital M&A Deals For 2010

Editor's note : As the capital markets heat up and the economy continues to rebound, the deal flow is starting to open up again. We've already given you our top ten IPO candidates for 2010 . In this guest post, Kelly Porter , an M&A expert at Woodside Capital Partners, proposes ten digital media deals he'd like to see. Digital media M&A activity is expected to pick up in 2010—big acquirers have significant cash on their balance sheets, share prices are up, and many good acquisition candidates are on the landscape. With this in mind, I've put together the following list of 10 interesting Digital Media M&A deals for 2010. Some are longshots, some are slam dunks; all would create compelling new opportunities and possibilities. It's a list that was compiled in recent weeks over coffee with some of the brightest and most connected folks in the valley. Without further ado, here are the deals we envisioned: