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​​💰The largest buys of tech’s Big Five: a look at M&A deals In startup land, the mandate is to get bought, go public or die trying. And, as far as getting bought goes, one of tech’s Big Five could be a desirable acquirer. They have a lot of weight to throw around. #Alphabet (the parent company of #Google), #Amazon, #Apple, #Facebook and #Microsoft account for a titanic amount of market value — close to $3.9 trillion at time of writing. The largest acquisition of each of the Big Five: 1. Apple: Beats Electronics ⇢ $3 Billion 2. Amazon: Whole Foods ⇢ $13.7 Billion 3. Alphabet: Motorola Mobility ⇢ $12.5 Billion 4. Microsoft: LinkedIn ⇢ $26.2 Billion 5. Facebook: WhatsApp ⇢ $19 Billion The chart below shows the number of acquisitions made by members of tech’s Big Five from 2007 through 2017. 🚀@PerspectiveIX ☕️prs.pctvix.co/2M8AAOb