Google spent $ 1.4 billion on the absorption of 57 companies

So many Internet giant had not bought.

The American company. Google. for the first nine months of this year spent on the transaction on the absorption of 1.4 billion dollars. In the third quarter, the Internet giant ...

In total for January-September, Google bought 57 companies, thereby setting a record for this indicator. Previous record occurred in the last year, when the company made 48 acquisitions, paying them $ 1.8 billion. At the same time in terms of money spent on such transactions, the leader in 2008. Google then fork over $ 3.2 billion, most of which, namely, $ 3.1 billion, went to buy advertising service DoubleClick.

This year, the largest steel company acquisitions Zagat, producing restaurant guides ( 151 million dollars), and a German clone of Groupon - Service DailyDeal ( 114 million dollars).
In documents sent to the controller, not included information about the transaction on the absorption of the corporation Motorola Mobility. Put an end to this matter Google will not give U.S. Department of Justice. Office checks whether this would not violate the acquisition of healthy competition in the mobile phone market.

The fact that the Internet giant has signed an agreement to buy Motorola Mobility for $ 12.5 billion, it became known in mid-August. The parties plan to close the deal in late 2011 or early 2012.

BFM. RU.