It is merger season in Silicon Valley. More than $100bn in technology deals were done in the first half of this year alone, according to Mergermarket. The numbers for the second half will probably be even bigger. The year-end tally will include Facebook’s $19bn acquisition of WhatsApp, Oracle’s $5.3bn purchase of Micros Systems and a significant entry from normally deal-shy Apple, which has agreed to buy headphone maker Beats for $3bn.
现在是硅谷的并购季。Mergermarket的数据显示，仅今年上半年完成的科技公司并购交易总值就超过1千亿美元。下半年完成的交易额可能还会增加。今年的交易包括Facebook以190亿美元收购WhatsApp，甲骨文(Oracle)以53亿美元收购Micros Systems，通常不涉足此类交易的苹果(Apple)也大举进入并购市场，同意以30亿美元的价格收购耳机制造商Beats。
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