Without mergers and acquisitions, business world cannot function at the competitive degree it requires. The zest to overcome your rival by acquiring them and making them work under your nose is the best feeling any business person would understand.
Since last year, a raging tempo is seen to be witnessed when it comes to company A buying company B. Almost every financial quarter begins or ends with one acquisition or another. So here we are with the list of top 5 mergers and acquisitions which attracted great deal of attention from the entire world.
1. DELL bought EMC (2015)
Deal price – $67 Billion
Dell is the computer giant is now the proud owner of EMC which is the master of high priced data storage systems.
2. AVAGO Technologies bought BROADCOM (2015)
Deal Price – $37 Billion
Avago the maker of custom mixed-signal chips for industrial, automotive and communication applications now owns Broadcom Corporation which makes radios for cell phones.
3. MICROSOFT buying LINKEDIN (2016)
Deal price – $26.2 Billion
Reid Hoffman, chairman of LinkedIn‘s board, said in a statement “Today is a re-founding moment for LinkedIn.” while Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said, “Jeff Weiner will remain chief executive of LinkedIn.”
4. FACEBOOK bought WHATSAPP (2014)
Deal price – $22 Billion
Facebook the for-profit corporation and online social networking brand surprisingly fetched a great deal in buying Whatsapp the instant messaging client for smartphones.
5. VERISIGN bought NETWORK SOLUTIONS (2002)
Deal price – $21 Billion
Verisign being a master of arrays in networking of infrastructure, thought it to be profitable to purchase its rival Network Solutions which exceptionally functions in the same field.
