Google Acquisitions
Will Google buy your company? Probably not. This from the 10-K:
“During the year ended December 31, 2006, we also acquired all of the voting interests of eight other companies. Four of these transactions were accounted for as business combinations. [....] The total initial purchase price of these business combinations and asset purchases was $181.7 million primarily paid in cash. In addition, with respect to these acquisitions, we are obligated to make additional cash payments of up to $18.2 million if certain performance targets are met through March 2010.”
That means that the average purchase price for a company is $23-25m, depending on whether you hit your performance targets.
Included in that number is Jotspot, which presumably sold for more than the average (rumored price was $50-60m).
