Largest Acquisitions in History (Ranked by Value)
AOL - Time Warner
Value: $182 billion
Year: 2000
Sector: Media
AT&T - Time Warner
Value: $85.4 billion
Year: 2018
Sector: Media and Telecom
Exxon - Mobil
Value: $81 billion
Year: 1998
Sector: Energy
Microsoft - Activision Blizzard
Value: $68.7 billion
Year: 2022
Sector: Technology and Gaming
Dell - EMC
Value: $67 billion
Year: 2016
Sector: Technology
Bayer - Monsanto
Value: $63 billion
Year: 2018
Sector: Agriculture and Biotechnology
Disney - 21st Century Fox
Value: $71.3 billion
Year: 2019
Sector: Entertainment
Pfizer - Warner-Lambert
Value: $90 billion
Year: 2000
Sector: Healthcare
Facebook (Meta) - WhatsApp
Value: $19 billion
Year: 2014
Sector: Technology
Amazon - Whole Foods
Value: $13.7 billion
Year: 2017
Sector: Retail
Google - Motorola Mobility
Value: $12.5 billion
Year: 2012
Sector: Technology