Acquisition History / Google / Makani Power
Google Acquires Makani Power
Announced May 23, 2013
What happened
Makani Power was a airborne wind turbines business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as X.
- Acquirer
- Target
- Makani Power
- Announced
- May 23, 2013
- Price
- Undisclosed
- Industry
- Airborne wind turbines
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Google acquire Makani Power?
Google acquired Makani Power on May 23, 2013. This was Google's 126th publicly tracked acquisition out of 269 we have on record.
How much did Google pay for Makani Power?
The price Google paid for Makani Power was not publicly disclosed. Only 66 of Google's 269 tracked acquisitions have a disclosed price.
What does Makani Power do?
Makani Power was a airborne wind turbines business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as X.
What other Airborne wind turbines companies has Google acquired?
Makani Power is Google's only publicly tracked acquisition in Airborne wind turbines so far.
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