Mergers & Acquisitions
Oct. 18, 2006
As Atmel Drama Plays Out, Google and YouTube Steal the Show
COLUMN - Rick Kennedy - In this, the year of the behemoth buyout, a $1.6 billion deal isn't the bombshell it used to be.
In this, the year of the behemoth buyout, a $1.6 billion deal isn't the bombshell it used to be. It takes a couple of household names, at least in households wired for broadband, to turn a transaction that size into the top water-cooler fodder of the week: the celebrated acquisition of YouTube by Google. Other news last week, such as Harrah's taking a pass on $15.05 billion, passed virtually unnoticed as commentat...
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