Marquee tech deals go from glut to rut as consolidations stall


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 14 Sep 2017

The logo of Israeli driverless technology firm Mobileye is seen on their office building in Jerusalem March 13, 2017. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

Where have all the big-ticket tech acquisitions gone? 

There’s been only one technology deal topping US$5bil (RM20.95bil) this year – Intel Corp’s US$14bil (RM58.66bil) takeover of Mobileye NV in March. Last year, a dozen technology deals of more than US$5bil (RM20.95bil) were announced. In 2015, there were seven. 

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