10 Biggest Tech Acquisitions in History

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6. Symantec buys Veritas – $13.5 billion

Back in 2004, Symantec announced that it was going to merge with Veritas following a $13.5 billion deal. Symantec, as you probably know, is a company that produces security, backup, storage and availability software, while Veritas was a company founded in 1989 that specialized in storage management software.

Following the merger, the two companies used their combined revenues to create better products and to cover more ground in the tech world.Which is why this acquisition has made it to this list of 10 biggest tech acquisitions in history.

Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ:SYMC) 10 Biggest Tech Acquisitions in History

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