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Mergers & Acquisitions

Feb. 1, 2014

Weil advises Lenovo acquisition of Google's Motorola handset business

The tech giant's willingness to part with Motorola Mobility for $2.91 billion late Wednesday plainly suggests the real value for Google had always been tied to Motorola's intellectual property.


By Dominic Fracassa


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Few were surprised to learn this week that Google Inc. was shedding Motorola Mobility, its handset division, despite the fact that the move comes just two years after the company paid $12.5 billion for it - a deal that still stands as the Google's largest acquisition to date.


For many industry observers, the tech giant's willingness to part with Motorola Mobility for $2.91 billion late Wed...

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