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Technology giant Microsoft wants to take over game provider Activision for $ 69 billion! The acquisition of mobile game studio Zynga has been the most expensive so far. Take-Two let the “Farmville 3” provider cost $12.7 billion.
Microsoft has already made acquisitions of up to $10 billion in the gaming industry. This means that the possible Activision acquisition takes on a completely different dimension. But such sums are already common in other areas of the tech industry. Blick shows you a countdown of the ten most expensive acquisitions in the industry over the past decade:
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Facebook swallows Whatsapp
In 2014, Facebook acquired WhatsApp for $22 billion. Both brands are now part of Mark Zuckerberg’s (39) meta empire.
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Microsoft secures LinkedIn
The LinkedIn career network has been part of Microsoft since 2016. The tech giant bought the platform for $26.2 billion.
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Salesforce acquires Slack
US software company Salesforce has acquired messaging service Slack 2021 for $27.7 billion. Salesforce wanted to compete with Microsoft teams.
7
Square acquires Afterpay
Square is a US payment processor invented by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey. In 2021, it acquired its Australian rival Afterpay for $29 billion.
6
Elon Musk buys Twitter
Tesla boss Elon Musk (52) bought Twitter last year. At first he wanted to withdraw from the deal, but Twitter sued. Musk had to pay $44 billion for the purchase. Since then, the company has lost a lot of value.
5
Qualcomm swallows NXP
A major takeover took place in the semiconductor market in 2016. Qualcomm is buying rival NXP for $47 billion.
4
AMD buys Xilinx
Chipmaker Xilinx has been part of rival AMD since 2022. The purchase cost him $50 billion. A short time ago, the acquisition of British chip designer ARM by American semiconductor group Nvidia failed. At $80 billion it would be the largest takeover – but US authorities had concerns.
3
Broadcom acquires VM Ware
Chip group Broadcom acquires cloud specialist VM Ware for $61 billion. But that deal has not yet been made: the European competition authority has already given the green light, and investigations are ongoing in the US and UK.
2
Dell buys EMC
In 2016, computer maker Dell swallowed storage specialist EMC for $67 billion. By far, this is the biggest deal in the tech industry.
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Microsoft swallows Activision
But how much? If Microsoft is allowed to acquire game provider Activision for $69 billion, it would be the most expensive deal in tech history. The only thing missing is the approval of the British competition authority.
Regardless of the industry, the 200 billion francs acquisition was the most expensive: British group Vodafone took over the German industrial company Mannesmann in 2000.
Source :Blick
I’m Tim David and I work as an author for 24 Instant News, covering the Market section. With a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism, my mission is to provide accurate, timely and insightful news coverage that helps our readers stay informed about the latest trends in the market. My writing style is focused on making complex economic topics easy to understand for everyone.
