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05-23-2014, 07:11 PM
Report: Google Close to Acquiring Skybox Imaging for $1 Billion
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Google (http://mashable.com/category/google/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) may have its eyes set on yet a**ther billion-dollar acquisition.
The search giant is said to be nearing an acquisition of Skybox Imaging, a company that provides high-resolution satellite imager, for around $1 billion, according to a report (http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/23/google-close-to-snapping-up-satellite-startup-skybox-imaging-for-1b-say-sources/) in TechCrunch. The two companies have reportedly had several rounds of talks
See also: Eat That, Apple: Study Says Google Is **w the World's Most Valuable Brand (http://mashable.com/2014/05/21/eat-that-apple-study-places-google-as-the-worlds-most-valuable-brand/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
Reps for Google and Skybox did **t immediately respond to our request for comment
The Information reported (https://www.theinformation.com/Google-Eyeing-Satellite-Drone-Firms) last month that Google was in early talks to acquire Skybox. The potential price tag was **t included in that report, though the publication **ted that Skybox was in talks to raise a round of funding at a valuation in the "hundreds of millions." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/05/23/google-skybox-imaging-acquisition-talks/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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Google (http://mashable.com/category/google/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) may have its eyes set on yet a**ther billion-dollar acquisition.
The search giant is said to be nearing an acquisition of Skybox Imaging, a company that provides high-resolution satellite imager, for around $1 billion, according to a report (http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/23/google-close-to-snapping-up-satellite-startup-skybox-imaging-for-1b-say-sources/) in TechCrunch. The two companies have reportedly had several rounds of talks
See also: Eat That, Apple: Study Says Google Is **w the World's Most Valuable Brand (http://mashable.com/2014/05/21/eat-that-apple-study-places-google-as-the-worlds-most-valuable-brand/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
Reps for Google and Skybox did **t immediately respond to our request for comment
The Information reported (https://www.theinformation.com/Google-Eyeing-Satellite-Drone-Firms) last month that Google was in early talks to acquire Skybox. The potential price tag was **t included in that report, though the publication **ted that Skybox was in talks to raise a round of funding at a valuation in the "hundreds of millions." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/05/23/google-skybox-imaging-acquisition-talks/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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