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A large number of corporate acquisitions in the history of technology have made new progress this year. The ultimate pull between Musk and Twitter has turned business events into soap operas; everyone in the game circle is concerned about whether Microsoft can make activities depending on Blizzard; competition among cloud computing giants is still fierce, and chip giant Intel really "put down" to develop its contract manufacturing business.

Looking back on 2022, Sina Technology combed out the top ten acquisitions that have made key progress in the industry this year, including "muscle enhancement" and defense, "make up for deficiencies and" buy them if you can't beat them.

Summing up the stories of these ten "tycoons", we can see that the racing enclosure between the giants in the field of semiconductor and cloud computing is still fierce; the enterprises at the top of the industry will not be satisfied with just consolidating their strengths and have made up for their weaknesses; Musk is a wonderful work, which has dimmed the social media industry, which has been in decline for a year. In a year when everyone was short of money, Microsoft was not only the buyer of the biggest deal of the year, but also had a $19.7 billion order, making it a well-deserved king of purchasing power.

The following is the progress of Sina's top 10 acquisitions in the field of international science and technology in 2022:

one

Microsoft acquires Activision Blizzard

Amount: $68.7 billion

Field: games

Latest progress: us / UK / EU antitrust investigation

On January 18, Microsoft announced plans to buy Activision Blizzard, the developer of World of Warcraft, for $95 a share in a deal worth about $68.7 billion. If completed, the deal would be the largest in gaming history, and Microsoft would become the world's third-largest gaming company by revenue, after Tencent and Sony.

However, the deal has been catching up with antitrust authorities since it was announced. Microsoft is struggling with investigations by major regulators such as the US, UK and EU, followed by cold arrows from competitors such as Sony, mixed with complaints from some gamers that the deal "undermines market competition".

Blizzard, which is about to be acquired by Microsoft, also seems to be under pressure to make money. On November 17, Blizzard China unilaterally announced that it would not renew its existing license agreement with NetEase when it expires in January next year.

Although Activision Blizzard has a lot of troughs, but the game passerby disk at home is really too big, so hard this thigh, it's hard for everyone to be dissatisfied. One netizen commented that "God turned off a door for Blizzard, but opened a windows for him."

two

Broadcom acquires VMware

Amount: $61 billion

Domain: semiconductor / Cloud

Latest progress: EU antitrust investigation

On May 26th semiconductor giant Broadcom announced that it would buy cloud computing company VMware for about $61 billion in cash and stock deals.

The terms of the deal have been unanimously approved by the boards of both companies, subject to approval by regulators and shareholders. Broadcom hopes to complete the acquisition in its fiscal year 2023.

In this regard, Couterpoint analysts believe that due to the small scale of Broadcom's software business, the acquisition is not difficult to pass in various countries.

The deal is currently under long-term investigation in the EU, while the president of Broadcom's software business, which led the acquisition of VMware, left in July.

three

AMD buys Sailingsi

Amount: $49 billion

Field: semiconductors

Latest progress: complete

On February 14, AMD announced the completion of its acquisition of xilinx Cyrins, the world's largest maker of programmable chips (FPGA), worth about $49 billion at the time of the share price.

On October 27, 2020, AMD announced the acquisition of Cyrus. After the merger, AMD will own 74 per cent of Cyrus, and Victor Peng, the current CEO and president of Selinz, will join AMD as president.

On January 27, the Anti-Monopoly Bureau of the State Administration of Market Supervision issued a notice saying that it had decided to impose restrictive conditions to approve the case through examination.

On February 11, AMD announced that it had obtained all necessary approvals for the acquisition of Cyrus, including all necessary government approvals.

The market capitalization of AMD once surpassed Intel this year, and although it has been overtaken again, the gap is not big. Altera, the second-largest player in the FPGA industry, has been acquired by Intel before, and this time AMD swallowed the first place in the segment, and the score has been very tight.

four

Elon Musk buys Twitter

Amount: $44 billion

Area: social media

Latest progress: complete

On April 14, Musk made a private offer to Twitter to buy all of its outstanding common shares for $54.20 a share in cash, bringing the deal to $44 billion.

Musk officially joined Twitter on October 28 after a series of disturbances such as Twitter poison pill defense, Musk's abandonment and Twitter's demand for Musk's compliance.

Since then, Twitter has experienced major layoffs, offending advertisers, charging for Blue V, fighting with "Apple tax" and other incidents, and Tesla shareholders are also angry about this, thinking that Twitter takes up too much energy.

Social media stocks can be said to have fallen into the Mariana Trench this year, and Musk's twists and turns are comparable to carrying the brazier of the business in the cold winter.

five

Oracle acquires Cerner

Amount: $28.3 billion

Area: healthcare / Cloud

Latest progress: complete

On June 2, Oracle announced that its $28.3 billion acquisition of Cerner, a provider of digital medical records, had been approved by all relevant regulators.

The acquisition was announced last December. Oracle CEO Saffra Katz said the deal would significantly boost Oracle's profitability in fiscal 2023 and would be "an engine of growth for the next few years".

Oracle has struggled to expand into the cloud computing market in recent years, lagging behind market leaders such as Amazon and Microsoft. The acquisition of Cerner could provide Oracle with an important base in the healthcare technology market.

six

Adobe acquires Figma

Amount: $20 billion

Domain: design

Latest Progress: U.S. Department of Justice investigation

On Sept. 15, Adobe announced that it had signed a final acquisition agreement with startup Figma to acquire Figma, a start-up that develops "online design collaboration tools" for about $20 billion in cash and stock.

However, capital markets are not convinced. Adobe lost more than $20 billion in market value in a single day, more than it would have cost to buy Figma. In addition, the cash on Adobe's account is not enough to complete the deal. The overbid and the ability of Adobe in collaborative design become the main slots.

On November 3, the deal was subject to an antitrust investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice.

The bucket for the Adobe family is getting more and more full.

seven

Microsoft acquires Nuance

Amount: $19.7 billion

Domain: intelligent Voice

Latest progress: complete

On March 7, Microsoft announced that it had completed its acquisition of Nuance Communications, a leading voice technology company, for about $19.7 billion.

Microsoft announced the acquisition of Nuance in April last year, and the two companies said they would jointly create the future of artificial intelligence, with the help of medical staff to spend less time on documentation and more time with patients, and will work together to use the power of artificial intelligence to help organizations in various industries create friction-free, personalized customer experiences. In addition to healthcare, Microsoft intends to make extensive use of Nuance technology, take advantage of Microsoft's rich resources, and introduce it into other vertical areas such as financial services, retail and telecommunications based on existing solutions.

In the history of Microsoft's acquisition, the deal, second only to Activision Blizzard and LinkedIn ($26.2 billion), also attracted antitrust attention, but the US FTC, the UK CMA and the European Union all gave the green light.

Technology companies in health care are proving their own value, and the giants seem to be determined to seize this segment.

eight

Take-Two acquires Zynga

Amount: $12.7 billion

Field: games

Latest progress: complete

On January 10, Grand Theft Auto developer Take-Two announced that it would buy social game developer Zynga for about $12.7 billion in cash and stock. Zynga's shares soared after the deal was announced.

Zynga is a social game company headquartered in San Francisco, USA. Its masterpieces include "FarmVille" (Happy Farm) series, "Treasure Isle" and "Texas hold'em" (Texas Hold'em).

For Take-Two, the key to the acquisition is mobile games, which has been the focus of Zynga for years.

On May 24, Take-Two announced that the deal was officially completed.

nine

Google acquires Mandiant

Amount: $5.4 billion

Domain: network Security / Cloud

Latest progress: complete

On Sept. 13, Google announced that it had completed its proposed $5.4 billion acquisition of cyber security company Mandiant in March.

It is reported that Google won the deal by winning the competition with Microsoft, another leading player in cloud computing. When the official announcement was made in March, Mandiant's share price soared.

This is Google's second-largest acquisition ever, somewhere between the $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility and the $3.2 billion acquisition of Nest. Alphabet, Google's parent company, said Mandiant would be included in Google's cloud computing team to ensure that it could provide "end-to-end" security operations suites to corporate customers and provide stronger support to customers.

In the cloud market, the third did not give up the pursuit of the second.

ten

Intel acquires Gaota Semiconductor

Amount: $5.4 billion

Field: semiconductors

Latest progress: regulatory approval

On February 15, Intel announced the acquisition of Tower Semiconductor, the eighth largest foundry in the world, for about $5.4 billion. Affected by the news, Gaota Semiconductor rose sharply on the day, while Intel shares also rose slightly.

Intel said the acquisition would give a strong boost to Intel's IDM2.0 strategy and further expand its manufacturing capacity, global layout and technology portfolio to meet unprecedented industry needs. The deal is expected to immediately boost Intel's non-GAAP earnings per share (EPS).

The deal has been unanimously approved by Intel and Gaota's board of directors and approved by Gaota shareholders; it still needs regulatory approval. When the official announced in February, Intel expected the deal to be completed within 12 months.

If the order is completed, it will be another big deal for Intel after the $15.3 billion acquisition of self-driving company Mobileye in 2017 and the return of Pat Kissinger to take over as CEO.

With contract manufacturing, Intel is going to be serious.

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