Most Expensive Corporate Acquisitions of All Time

BANGALORE: Business world is all about money, power and position. With the emergence of multinational companies, big corporate players are doing business through mergers and acquisitions to hold a stable position in this competitive business landscape. As mergers and acquisitions are an easier way to compete, big players are buying out a company acquiring their assets instead of starting something new.

Read on to know the top costliest acquisitions in the business world that created a buzz in the market.

#1 America Online Acquires Time Warner- $186.2 Billion: The deal between American Online and Time Warner is the biggest acquisition in the history of business. While Time Warner was the global leader in Entertainment Media sector, American Online was the internet leader. The acquisition in 2001 was supposed to create innovation and grand success with two big companies working as one; but sadly, the acquisition didn’t work out in a successful manner as expected by AoL. and Time Warner. In 2009, both the companies decided to split up and work individually.

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