There is no doubt that the Google is one of the largest technology companies in the market, but it did not create its completely empire with the help of its employees. The giant of the internet is known for buying other small businesses, mainly to increase the number of its products on the market, and sometimes just to study some areas of technology. As in the case of Boston Dynamics , which was acquired for the study of robots; the company recently introduced a dog that can maintain balance even after receiving kicks.
In a new report conducted to analyze the startup market, Tech.eu found that Google acquired most small companies 2014 . This is a shopping spree being performing amid growing giant regulatory scrutiny, which also was once a startup in Silicon Valley.
According to information posted on the blog Tech.eu, the Google has acquired eight technology companies of Europe over the past year. The number may not even seem high, however, the company has even spend $ 390 million by one, the DeepMind .
Second on that list was Microsoft, followed by the Russian company Yandex and Facebook . Overall, American companies were left with 37% of all acquisitions made in Europe. Nevertheless, large companies continue to regulatory issues, recently Google was even sued for antitrust violations.
To complete the analysis and acquire the data, the Tech.eu analyzed 358 European technology companies that were sold. Although most of the negotiations have been carried out with not so high prices, the total was spent over $ 90 billion all
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