In the technology world, big companies that buy smaller ones often will map out dozens of potential acquisition targets.
Why shouldn’t the start-ups and their investors be able to size up the potential buyers?
Now they can. Investment banker Terence Kawaja, who previously published the somewhat-infamous charts showing how 1,240 companies in online advertising connect to each other, this time ginned up a “strategic buyer” chart of the 160 largest “relevant buyers of digital media start-ups,” arranged by their propensity for striking deals, among other attributes. (Click here to go to Mr. Kawaja’s website and download the chart, or scroll down to view it.)
To read the full, original article click on this link: Chart This: 160 “Strategic Buyers” of Tech Companies - Digits - WSJ
