Netflix is valued at more than $ 80 billion and some analysts expect a 30 percent premium on top of that, suggesting Apple could be looking at $ 104 billion in total to acquire Netflix, which would make the transaction
the largest tech acquisition in the history of the industry which dwarfs Dell's $ 67 billion acquisition of EMC in 2016.
Facebook acquired WhatsApp in February last year for $ 19 billion dollars, its most expensive buyout to date and the third
largest tech acquisition ever, losing out to HP's $ 33.4 billion acquisition of Compaq and Dell's $ 67 billion purchase of EMC.
If it pushes through, this will be
the largest tech acquisition in history, eclipsing Dell's $ 67 billion purchase of EMC in 2015.
Not exact matches
If the
acquisition had gone through, it would have been the
largest tech deal in history.
The prior year, there were eight big deals, including Avago's $ 37 billion purchase of Broadcom, which at the time was the
largest tech deal ever, until it was surpassed later in the year by Dell's $ 67 billion
acquisition of EMC.
It is, to date, the
largest high -
tech merger or
acquisition on record, valued initially at $ 67 billion.
The deal is one of the
largest acquisitions of an Israeli - based
tech company ever.
So, what are the
largest billion dollar
tech acquisitions of all time?
Watch for
large - cap
tech sector companies to announce
acquisitions of startups, as valuations for unicorns and other overvalued startups continue to decline.
But for the other 99.99 % of entrepreneurs and investors, the really exciting news is the
large number of
tech company
acquisitions for under $ 30 million.
Limited is aiming to use its huge billion dollar cash pile for funding the growth of the company which includes
acquisitions, which is the
tech giant's investor relations main person stated, as more and more shareholders are clamoring for
larger dividends.
This was not only the
largest ever foreign deal by a Japanese company, but also the biggest
acquisition of European
tech yet.
We're a few months away from a very
large merger in which we're going to be inheriting more people, more budget, and so now is probably not the time for us to increase our spend until we know what we've bought in our $ 67 - billion
acquisition [Ed note: Dell acquired
tech behemoth EMC last fall].
Microsoft's recent
acquisition of LinkedIn suggests a trend among
large tech companies toward developing artificial intelligence.
Acquisitions are a possibility — either Spotify acquiring a competing service or being swallowed up by a
larger tech conglomerate.
Expanding Consolidation As the industry begins to show signs of maturity and a decrease in newly funded real estate
tech startups - the real estate
tech sector will likely enter a era of consolidation - with mid-sized and
larger companies turning to mergers and
acquisitions to expand their product offerings.