For the first time ever, a private company has placed in the top 10 most active acquirers of businesses.
In 2012, 2,357 private technology companies were bought for a combined total of $84 billion, according to a new report from research firm PrivCo. That's up 22 percent from 2011, but the real surprise is who is doing the acquiring.
There's a trend here, "can you see what it is yet?"
