Valley Nordic S2 E18: Tech M&A

Valley Nordic

English - May 21, 2020 21:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
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We discuss the reasons why companies do M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions) and review the recent acquisitions in the tech space. Also, we talk about the M&A scene in 2020 vs 2019 and themes of 2020 acquisitions. Following are the acquisitions we analyze:

1. Facebook buying Giphy

2. Microsoft buying Affirmed Networks, Softmotive, and Metaswitch Networks

3. Apple buying NextVR

4. Zoom buying Keybase

5. Intel buying Moovit

6. Verizon buying BlueJeans