Led by #Amazon, #Alphabet, #Intel, #Microsoft & #Apple, tech companies spent more on R&D (Research & Development) than any other companies in the S&P 500.
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💰 The largest buys of tech’s Big Five: a look at M&A deals
In startup land, the mandate is to get bought, go public or die trying.
And, as far as getting bought goes, one of tech’s Big Five could be a desirable acquirer. They have a lot of weight to throw around. #Alphabet (the parent company of #Google), #Amazon, #Apple, #Facebook and #Microsoft account for a titanic amount of market value — close to $3.9 trillion at time of writing.
The largest acquisition of each of the Big Five:
1. Apple: Beats Electronics ⇢ $3 Billion
2. Amazon: Whole Foods ⇢ $13.7 Billion
3. Alphabet: Motorola Mobility ⇢ $12.5 Billion
4. Microsoft: LinkedIn ⇢ $26.2 Billion
5. Facebook: WhatsApp ⇢ $19 Billion
The chart below shows the number of acquisitions made by members of tech’s Big Five from 2007 through 2017.
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In startup land, the mandate is to get bought, go public or die trying.
And, as far as getting bought goes, one of tech’s Big Five could be a desirable acquirer. They have a lot of weight to throw around. #Alphabet (the parent company of #Google), #Amazon, #Apple, #Facebook and #Microsoft account for a titanic amount of market value — close to $3.9 trillion at time of writing.
The largest acquisition of each of the Big Five:
1. Apple: Beats Electronics ⇢ $3 Billion
2. Amazon: Whole Foods ⇢ $13.7 Billion
3. Alphabet: Motorola Mobility ⇢ $12.5 Billion
4. Microsoft: LinkedIn ⇢ $26.2 Billion
5. Facebook: WhatsApp ⇢ $19 Billion
The chart below shows the number of acquisitions made by members of tech’s Big Five from 2007 through 2017.
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