[Global Cloud Observation｜Technology Explanation] Recently, I saw a set of simple statistics shared by friends in the industry, including mergers and acquisitions of major global technology companies since the beginning of 2022. I suddenly found that Q4 is not over yet. I have seen that the total mergers and acquisitions of eight global technology companies in 2022 will reach 298.7 billion US dollars, which is close to 300 billion US dollars. 2022 seems to be the first year of global technology companies' mergers and acquisitions. This is in sharp contrast to the struggle of small and medium-sized technology companies on the food and clothing line.
Then we might as well look at these huge mergers and acquisitions.
- Broadcom to buy VMware for about $70 billion
In May 2022, Broadcom proposed to acquire virtualization software giant VMWare for US$70 billion, including related debts, and is currently seeking early approval from the European Union. Broadcom plans to argue to European antitrust regulators that VMWare competes with Amazon, Google and Microsoft, the people said, as Broadcom seeks to avoid protracted scrutiny by antitrust regulators.
- Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard for $69 billion
In January 2022, Microsoft announced that it would spend nearly $69 billion to acquire video game developer Activision Blizzard. If the deal is successful, Microsoft will be among the top video game developers in the world, helping it to participate in the competition to create the metaverse of the next generation Internet platform. Satya Nadella, Microsoft's chief executive, said video games are among the most dynamic services offered by Internet platforms and will play a key role in the development of the Metaverse platform.
- Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44 billion
In April 2022, Elon Musk signed a deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion. Shortly after, Musk raised questions and concerns about how Twitter evaluates the number of fake or "bot" accounts on the platform. Those concerns became the basis for Musk announcing the deal was terminated in July, and Twitter filed a lawsuit days later seeking to force Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to honor the deal. With the trial looming in late October 2022 and just days away from scheduled testimony, Musk abruptly reversed course, saying on Twitter on Monday that he was prepared to honor the deal on its original terms.
- AMD acquires Xilinx for $35 billion
In February 2022, the American semiconductor chip design giant AMD (Advanced Semiconductor) announced that it had completed the acquisition of the programmable chip (FPGA) company Xilinx in a US$35 billion all-share transaction. After the completion of the acquisition, Xilinx's leading FPGA, adaptive SoC, artificial intelligence engine and software expertise will empower AMD, bring AMD a strong portfolio of high-performance and adaptive computing solutions, and help AMD in the foreseeable future. A larger share of the $135 billion cloud computing, edge computing and smart device market.
- Oracle buys Cerner for $28 billion
On December 21, 2021, Oracle Corporation (Oracle) announced the acquisition of electronic medical records company Cerner (Cerner) for US$95 per share, with a total transaction size of approximately US$28.3 billion. In June 2022, Oracle (Oracle) announced that the proposed acquisition of medical information company Cerner (Senna) has obtained all necessary regulatory approvals, including the European Commission. At present, Cerner's largest business and most important clinical system has been running on Oracle's database.
- Adobe acquires Figma for $20 billion
In September 2022, Adobe announced the acquisition of Figma, an online design collaboration tool, for $20 billion. The two parties have reached an acquisition agreement, with a total acquisition value of approximately US$20 billion, which will be paid in cash and half in stock. The transaction is expected to be officially completed in 2023. Figma's mission is to help teams collaborate visually and make design accessible to all.
- Microsoft buys Nuance for $19.7 billion
In March 2022, Microsoft announced that it had completed the acquisition of the voice technology company Nuance Communications, and the total cost of the acquisition was US$19.7 billion. In the future, Microsoft and Nuance will create solutions based on advances in artificial intelligence, digital and cloud technologies to change the way the world works, shop, bank, participate in and receive care. Healthcare will also be the focus of subsequent cooperation between the two parties, of course It will also accelerate the growth of Microsoft Cloud in healthcare and Nuance.
- Vista buys Citrix for $13 billion
In January 2022, Evergreen Coast Capital, the private equity investment arm of Elliott Management Corp., reached an agreement with Vista Equity Partners to pay $104 per share to acquire Citrix Systems. As a representative software company in the field of cloud computing, it has its own deep influence in cloud desktops, storage and other fields. For this reason, Citrix reached a privatization transaction worth about 13 billion US dollars. According to Citrix's 2021 annual report, its operating income in 2021 will be US$3.217 billion, and its net profit attributable to common shareholders will be US$308 million.
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