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Google Acquires HTC (portions)
Announced September 21, 2017 — $1.10B
What happened
HTC (portions) was a talent and intellectual property licenses business based in Taiwan; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Google Pixel.
- Acquirer
- Target
- HTC (portions)
- Announced
- September 21, 2017
- Price
- $1.10B
- Industry
- Talent and intellectual property licenses
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Google acquire HTC (portions)?
Google acquired HTC (portions) on September 21, 2017. This was Google's 212th publicly tracked acquisition out of 269 we have on record.
How much did Google pay for HTC (portions)?
Google paid $1.10B for HTC (portions).
What does HTC (portions) do?
HTC (portions) was a talent and intellectual property licenses business based in Taiwan; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Google Pixel.
What other Talent and intellectual property licenses companies has Google acquired?
HTC (portions) is Google's only publicly tracked acquisition in Talent and intellectual property licenses so far.
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