U.S. technology industry's most far-fetched ten M & A: eBay acquired Skype Ranking-eBay, the acquisition, Skype-communication industry

U.S. technology industry's most far-fetched ten M & A: eBay acquired Skype Ranking-eBay

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HC communication network Recently, leading U.S. IT Site crn.com author said in the past 10 years, which, although some of the U.S. technology industry mergers and acquisitions achieved remarkable results, but there are a lot of people end result of mergers and acquisitions, "enough to create misunderstandings," The reason is that these acquisitions from the beginning the lack of careful consideration.

This crn.com cited the U.S. technology industry over the past 10 years, the most far-fetched ten M & A activity:

1, Symantec acquisition of Veritas (2005 years)

Symantec (Symantec) for the U.S. well-known anti-virus software developer, Veritas for storage software developers. Symantec acquired Veritas then the price as high as 13.5 billion U.S. dollars, a move triggered when he was CEO, Symantec shareholders John? Thompson (JohnThompson) strong dissatisfaction that Symantec bid that is too high. But Thompson said at the time, antivirus software and storage businesses complement each other, after the Symantec acquisition of Veritas, will leave behind its competitors far.

Since then, though Symantec in its product line integrates Veritas technology, but inevitably encounter a great deal of integration problems. Thompson left in 2008, while Symantec's integration of the Veritas had not actually completed. Industry believe that the Symantec acquisition of Veritas of the most far-fetched, At last, the two companies is the corporate culture and business model there is a huge difference.

2, EBay bought Skype (2005 years)

EBay announced in 2004, will be 2.6 billion acquisition of Luxembourg-based Internet phone company Skype. EBay shareholders, the transactions were no major objections, but in online auctions of eBay to buy an Internet phone company's moves, but doubts about, and that this will not bring much to the core business of eBay substantive help.

EBay last September announced that it has reached an agreement with an investment consortium, eBay will provide the consortium to sell 65% stake in Skype. The deal amounted to 20 billion dollars, on Skype's valuation of 27.5 million. Completion of the transaction, eBay will continue to hold the remaining 35% stake in Skype. Skype co-founders Niklas then? (NiklasZennstrom) and Janus? Vries (JanusFriis) against the transaction, and to this court with eBay.

EBay bought Skype, the U.S. tech industry can be described as "the most tragic result" of M & A activities. Worse, eBay even want to "slip of the hands quit" is not very deft move.

3, Cisco acquired Pure Digital (2009 years)

Cisco last year to 590 million U.S. dollars acquisition of digital camera manufacturers PureDigital. Cisco hopes to move into the network video hardware and Web2.0 business, and thus enhance the Cisco brand in the consumer market impact. But the deal between the most far-fetched, Cisco Systems, as Network equipment Giant, acquired Pure Digital digital camera business people think in "small kicks."

4, macro? Acquisition of Gateway (2007 years)

2007 8 months, the macro? Announced 710 million U.S. dollars acquisition of U.S. fourth-largest PC maker Gateway. As a macro?, A subsidiary, Gateway continues to market its own brand. Macro? Said at the time of the transaction by the macro? Expanded global base of customers.

Only now, looking back, the macro? Acquisition of Gateway's 710 million U.S. dollars appears to be a high bid because of Gateway's market share is shrinking. Some investors believe that, although the macro? Acquisition of Gateway right direction, but it can further suppress the price.

5, Sun acquired StorageTek (2005 years)

Sun was to 4.1 billion acquisition of U.S. storage software developer StorageTek, which is from the Sun to create the greatest amount of capital has been involved in a transaction. Sun acquired StorageTek's main purpose is to enter the data backup and management.

But the deal is that the most farfetched of: Sun StorageTek has failed to take advantage of established customer relationships. If Sun can do this, you can apply to the Sun StorageTek customers sell more servers. But the Sun failed to do so. Of course, now that such words have no meaning, because the Sun has been Oracle. But the acquisition of StorageTek deal, Sun is probably the turning point toward decline.

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