Further proof that after acquiring 48 companies last year, a company record, Google will "continue to be aggressive" this year in targeting "small start-ups that can be a source of new technology, talented engineers and revenue," as David Lawee...
Negotiations, which began in November, included CEO Eric Schmidt, founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, and M&A chief David Lawee. Online coupon site Groupon has rejected Google's offer, which was rumored to be worth up to $6 billion, plus...
David Lawee, head of Google's M&A group, is on track to close a deal every two weeks on average, in Google's most deal-heavy year ever. With threats from Apple and Facebook, Google has targeted video, mobile and social networking companies.
