Google Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Internet Software And ServicesCompany

Google has acquired 224 companies, including 20 in the last 5 years. A total of 13 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 6 assets.

Google’s largest acquisition to date was in 2011, when it acquired Motorola Mobility for $12.5B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2014, when it sold Motorola Mobility to Lenovo Group for $2.9B. Google has acquired in 14 different US states, and 18 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include internet software and services (47%) and software (35%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity227
    • M&A Buy Activity221
    • M&A Sell Activity6
  • Total Sectors Invested 17
  • Total Countries Invested 18
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 28
  • M&A Advisors 6

Google

Alphabet Inc.

1600 Amphitheatre Parkway,
Mountain View, California 94043
United States,
(650) 253-0000
www.abc.xyz

Google is a global provider of search and advertising services. In addition to its search engine, Google offers online tools and platforms including: Gmail, Google Apps, Google Maps, and YouTube. Google was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Mountain View, California.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 T
Buy (2.8/yr) # 207 5 4 1 4 - 221
vol $28.2B $4.8B $163M $5.5B $38.6B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 6 - - - - - 6
vol $2.9B $2.9B
  227

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Alter 2022-10-27 100M USD Add-on Acquisition
New York City, New York · www.alter.xyz
Raxium 2022-03-16 - Add-on Acquisition
Fremont, California · www.raxium.com
Mandiant, Inc. 2022-03-08 5.4B USD Add-on Acquisition
Milpitas, California · www.mandiant.com
CyArx Technologies Ltd. 2022-01-04 - Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.siemplify.co
Dysonics 2021-04-05 - Add-on Acquisition
San Francisco, California · www.dysonics.com
ActiFio, Inc. 2020-12-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Waltham, Massachusetts · www.actifio.com
Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. 2020-04-21 - Stake Purchase
Navi Mumbai, India · www.jio.com
Pomo Search Limited 2020-01-14 163M USD Add-on Acquisition
Dublin, Ireland · www.pointy.com
AppSheet 2020-01-14 - Add-on Acquisition
Seattle, Washington · www.appsheet.com
Fitbit, Inc. 2019-11-01 2.1B USD Add-on Acquisition
San Francisco, California · www.fitbit.com
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
YouTube LLC 2006-10-09 BandPage, Inc. 2016-02-12 4
San Bruno, California · www.youtube.com San Francisco, California · www.bandpage.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Internet Software and Services 102 (46%) 8.7B (22%) 2 (33%) -
Software 76 (34%) 3.6B (9%) - -
Technology Hardware 12 (5%) 15.7B (41%) 1 (17%) 2.9B (100%)
Information Technology 11 (5%) 8.3B (21%) 1 (17%) -
Electronics 4 (2%) 2.1B (5%) - -
Media 3 (1%) 23M (< 1%) - -
Communications 2 (1%) - - -
Marketing 2 (1%) - - -
Machinery 1 (< 1%) - 1 (17%) -
Publishing 1 (< 1%) 151M (< 1%) 1 (17%) -
Aerospace 1 (< 1%) - - -
Business Services 1 (< 1%) - - -
Consumer Products 1 (< 1%) - - -
Consumer Services 1 (< 1%) - - -
Digital Media 1 (< 1%) - - -
Energy Services and Equipment 1 (< 1%) - - -
Semiconductors 1 (< 1%) 85M (< 1%) - -
Total 221 $38.6B 6 $2.9B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 174 37.6B 6 2.9B
  California 115 20.0B 3 -
  New York 15 4.0B 1 -
  Massachusetts 8 700M 1 -
  Washington 8 188M - -
  Texas 3 - - -
  Illinois 2 12.6B 1 2.9B
  Pennsylvania 2 - - -
  Colorado 2 - - -
  Wisconsin 1 - - -
  New Mexico 1 - - -
  Maryland 1 - - -
  Kansas 1 - - -
  Florida 1 125M - -
Canada 10 60M - -
  Ontario 9 60M - -
  British Columbia 1 - - -
United Kingdom 8 712M - -
France 3 23M - -
Germany 3 - - -
India 3 - - -
Israel 3 40M - -
Sweden 3 - - -
Finland 2 12M - -
Ireland 2 163M - -
Japan 2 - - -
Switzerland 2 - - -
Belarus 1 - - -
Brazil 1 - - -
Portugal 1 - - -
Singapore 1 - - -
South Korea 1 - - -
Spain 1 - - -
Domestic 174 (79%) 37.6B (97%) 6 (100%) 2.9B (100%)
Cross-border 47 (21%) 1.0B (3%) - -
Total 221 $38.6B 6 $2.9B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Lazard Ltd.
 3
Credit Suisse Investment Banking
 1
Legal Deals
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
 3
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
 2
Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 8 $31.7B
$100M to $1B 16 $5.7B
< $100M 30 $1.3B
TOTAL $38.6B
Largest Motorola Mobility LLC
$12.5B (2011-08-15)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $2.9B
TOTAL $2.9B
Largest Motorola Mobility LLC
$2.9B (2014-01-29)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
5%
10 (5%)
Strategic(s)
2%
5 (2%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
83%
5 (83%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Internet Software and Services

Revenue

282,836   10% 2022
257,637   42% 2021
182,527   13% 2020
161,857   19% 2019
136,819   24% 2018
110,855   23% 2017
90,272   21% 2016
74,989   14% 2015
66,001   19% 2014
55,519   11% 2013
50,175   33% 2012
37,905   30% 2011
29,321   24% 2010
23,651   9% 2009
21,796   32% 2008
16,594   57% 2007
10,605   73% 2006
6,139   93% 2005
3,189   118% 2004
1,466   234% 2003
440   2002
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Employees

190,234

Established

1998

Public

NASDAQ: GOOG

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