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The Race for AI Company Acquisitions: Why It’s Happening, and Its Lessons for You

November 1, 2017

Acquisitions have been a long-standing strategy companies use for a wide range of reasons. Some companies acquire others because of strategic benefits like access to a new market, product or service. Others do it to achieve economies of scale, leverage synergies or diversify their portfolios. Also, an acquisition can be a reaction to specific market changes in order to remain competitive, or a means of protecting existing market share.

Every industry has experienced acquisition activity — and that includes emerging business segments. More acquisitions tend to appear when the market starts to realize that a particular segment is offering new revenue opportunities. That’s why numerous niches in technology have become the target of increased acquisition activity in recent years.

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