The Big Five: Largest Acquisitions by Tech Company
The Big Five tech giants, or “FAAMG”—Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and Google (Alphabet)—have a combined market capitalization of over $4 trillion.
These powerful tech behemoths often devour the talent, technology, or entire businesses of aspiring competitors. Given their financial weight, mergers and acquisitions have become a key tactic in maintaining their strong grip on tech supremacy.
This chart explores the world’s most powerful tech companies and their biggest acquisitions to date.
First published: Oct 11, 2019 (link)
Source files included: .ai, .eps, .pdf
Data source: CB Insights
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