Apple Acquires Beats Electronics

Announced August 2014 — $3B

What happened

Acquired by Apple (Headphones, music streaming (Beats Music)); technology/product used in or became iPhone, iTunes, Apple Music.

Apple's acquisition history

64th of 136 tracked deals

Disclosed prices

42 of 136 Apple deals

Apple's average disclosed price

$270.6M

Apple's largest disclosed deal

Tracked acquisitions in 2014

130 across all acquirers

Apple in Headphones, music streaming (Beats Music)

1 acquisition

When did Apple acquire Beats Electronics?

Apple acquired Beats Electronics on August 2014. This was Apple's 64th publicly tracked acquisition out of 136 we have on record.

How much did Apple pay for Beats Electronics?

Apple paid $3B for Beats Electronics.

What does Beats Electronics do?

Acquired by Apple (Headphones, music streaming (Beats Music)); technology/product used in or became iPhone, iTunes, Apple Music.

What other Headphones, music streaming (Beats Music) companies has Apple acquired?

Beats Electronics is Apple's only publicly tracked acquisition in Headphones, music streaming (Beats Music) so far.