On 19th Februray 2014, Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook acquires
US based mobile messaging firm Whatsapp for a jaw dropping $19 billion. Each of
the 55 team members of Whatsapp were valued at $344 million. It is funny that once
upon a time Mark Zuckerberg led Facebook rejected Whatsapp founders Jan Koum
& Brian Acton for jobs.
On
18th September 2014, German software giant SAP acquires Seattle
based US software company Concur Tech for $8.3 billion. $129 was paid by SAP
for each share of Concur. This
was the latest big deal by SAP, which agreed to buy Ariba, which is a
business-to-business marketplace, for $4.3 billion in the year 2012.
On 16th June 2014, Broomfield based, US internet traffic
router Level 3 Communication bought Douglas County based American biz telecom
solution TW Telecom for $5.3 billion.
On 23rd June Software giant oracle acquires
American hospitality software company MICROS system. The deal is valued
at a net of $4.6 billion net of MICRO’S cash.
On 29th September PE Vista Equity Partners bought Tibco
Software paying $24 per share. Tibco software provides B2B infra software
support. The deal closed for an eye catching amount of $4.3 billion.
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