{"id":19427,"date":"2014-02-27T23:01:40","date_gmt":"2014-02-27T15:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=19427"},"modified":"2021-07-06T22:16:42","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T14:16:42","slug":"most-expensive-tech-acquisitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/most-expensive-tech-acquisitions\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Most Expensive Acquisitions in Tech History"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are many reasons why tech acquisitions happen<\/strong>: to acquire talent, to shut down a rising competitor, to gain access and ownership to patents, equipment, technologies etc, and at the very least, it is great fodder for the media<\/a>. These acquisitions usually come with a hefty price tag, but the truth is that not all of them have good ROI<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Despite the mind-boggling sum of $19 billion<\/strong>, Facebook<\/a> buying WhatsApp<\/a> may not exactly be the biggest acquisition in known history (see here for some of the biggest numbers<\/a> in a variety of relatable categories).<\/p>\n

In today\u2019s post, we\u2019re counting down the biggest billion-dollar acquisitions that has happened in recent years<\/strong>. Just for fun, we\u2019re throwing in what else you could buy for the same price tag (just to put things into perspective).<\/p>\n

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