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Google Acquires Motorola Mobility

Announced August 15, 2011 — $12.50B

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What happened

Motorola Mobility was a mobile device manufacturer business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Android , Google TV , Android TV , Patent portfolio.

Acquirer
Google
Target
Motorola Mobility
Announced
August 15, 2011
Price
$12.50B
Industry
Mobile device manufacturer

By the numbers

Google's acquisition history
100th of 269 tracked deals
Disclosed prices
66 of 269 Google deals
Google's average disclosed price
$1.20B
Google's largest disclosed deal
Wiz ($32B)
Tracked acquisitions in 2011
117 across all acquirers
Google in Mobile device manufacturer
1 acquisition

Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition

When did Google acquire Motorola Mobility?

Google acquired Motorola Mobility on August 15, 2011. This was Google's 100th publicly tracked acquisition out of 269 we have on record.

How much did Google pay for Motorola Mobility?

Google paid $12.50B for Motorola Mobility.

What does Motorola Mobility do?

Motorola Mobility was a mobile device manufacturer business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Android , Google TV , Android TV , Patent portfolio.

What other Mobile device manufacturer companies has Google acquired?

Motorola Mobility is Google's only publicly tracked acquisition in Mobile device manufacturer so far.

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