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The 15 biggest tech acquisitions since 1998

MKJ — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 01:25:01 PST

There is a typo in your list - Symantec (not Seagate) acquired Veritas.

MKJ

The 15 biggest tech acquisitions since 1998

ashkan — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:10:12 PST

Here are the top mergers and acquisition deals of all time, across industries:

[watchmojo.com]

Enjoy. We try to add to the list every once in a while to make it as comprehensive as possible.

ashkan

The 15 biggest tech acquisitions since 1998

calrik — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:26:55 PST

hmm this chart abit out of date eh what about the merger with Blizzard and Activision worth $18.8bn and how can you count the merger with yahoo and microsoft when that hasn't even happened yet and possibilty it still may not...

calrik

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OaklandTechie — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:51:21 PST

Boy, when @Home bought Excite for 7.1B in 1999 it sure seemed like it would be the biggest Internet deal for many years. So much for that.

OaklandTechie

The 15 biggest tech acquisitions since 1998

Rock tha Hizzee — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:39:38 PST

@Jordan Golson: My apologies, the hair product must be seeping into his brain.

Rock tha Hizzee

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Jordan Golson — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:09:18 PST

@whizkid: This is from Thomson Financial, where we got the data from:

"We have this transaction classified as Telecom. There is generally a good deal of debate around Technology and Tech transactions, but our research methodologies rely on a number of classification systems (SIC, NAIC codes) and company business descriptions."

Jordan Golson

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Jordan Golson — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:53:34 PST

@TechMerkin: That was actually Owen's edit. Blame him. I usually call Cisco a "networking giant."

Jordan Golson

The 15 biggest tech acquisitions since 1998

Rock tha Hizzee — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:24:29 PST

@Jordan Golson: For someone who called Cisco a "telecom giant," you're getting awfully big for your britches.

Rock tha Hizzee

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whizkid — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:56:49 PST

June 99, Lucent buys Ascend Comms, $24 Billion

"15 biggest"... or not so much... Maybe should be called "The 15 biggest we could remember".

whizkid

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Jordan Golson — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:12:19 PST

@OpenTransport: AOL is hardly telecom.

Jordan Golson

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OpenTransport — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:06:24 PST

Time Warner = Cable and media. AOL = telecom. So where's ATT/BellSouth, Sprint/Nextel, etc.?

OpenTransport

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Nicholas Carlson — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:49:51 PST

Isn't it wonderful that AOL technically acquired Time Warner?

Nicholas Carlson

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BartKela — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:16:49 PST

Not adjusted for inflation.

A simple Google search for "jds uniphase sdl" led me to a Forbes article in 2000 quoting an acquisition price of $41B.

BartKela

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Adam Rock — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:28:11 PST

adjusted for inflation?

Adam Rock

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sggrf — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:22:33 PST

There cannot be many before 1998 that are bigger.

sggrf