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  1. The Inside Story of How Facebook Acquired Instagram

    Facebook's $1 billion acquisition of Instagram was a watershed moment for Big Tech. It demonstrated just how much wealth and power the industry holds — and how it could be wielded. Secret emails, published as part of a historic antitrust hearing, revealed that Mark Zuckerberg viewed the app as a threat to his own social network, and one to ...

  2. Proof That Instagram Was a Great Acquisition for Facebook

    Four years later, it's obvious: At $1 billion, Instagram was a steal and one of the smartest acquisitions ever in consumer tech. (Though $1 billion was the headline price, the final acquisition ...

  3. What happened when Facebook bought Instagram and transformed the ...

    Jul 27, 2022, 12:00 PM PDT. An Instagram employee taking a video at Facebook's corporate headquarters during a media event in 2013. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images. When Facebook made a bid to ...

  4. Facebook's Instagram acquisition: the billion-dollar story

    In the case of Facebook's acquisition of Instagram, the negotiation period was a mere weekend at Mark Zuckerberg's house, where he and Kevin Systrom, Instagram's cofounder and CEO, thrashed out a ...

  5. Killer acquisition or successful integration: The case of the Facebook

    But far from being an example of a "killer acquisition" that has harmed consumers by reducing competition, the merger has improved the user experience on Facebook and Instagram. Critics have ...

  6. Facebook bought Instagram because it was scared of Twitter and Google

    The Instagram acquisition was all about combating rivals Twitter and Google+ and boosting its strategy on mobile, the sources said. If Facebook was able to pivot and become successful on mobile ...

  7. The unfiltered lessons of Facebook's bid for Instagram

    Within weeks, Facebook announced its $19bn purchase of WhatsApp. By the end of 2018, the founders of WhatsApp and Instagram had all quit, as Mr Zuckerberg tightened his grip. Last week, No Filter ...

  8. M&A flashback: Instagram joins Facebook in $1B deal

    Facebook wrapped up its $1 billion acquisition of Instagram on September 6, 2012. But the price tag only tells part of the story behind the deal. Instagram became Facebook's 40th M&A transaction in its relatively short history—and it still ranks as its third-largest purchase since the start of 2007, per the PitchBook Platform. The deal ...

  9. Here's why Facebook's $1 billion Instagram acquisition was ...

    As Hoefflinger wrote: " [The Instagram acquisition] has created an ever-growing gravity for the single most important thing Zuckerberg needs for the success of Facebook in the long term: The ...

  10. The case for breaking up Facebook and Instagram

    The case for breaking up Facebook and Instagram. It's not too late to create a meaningful check on the power of Mark Zuckerberg's company. Kevin Systrom, chief executive and co-founder of ...

  11. The year Instagram became Facebook

    Since joining The Verge in 2012, he's published 5,000+ stories and is the founding editor of the creators desk. Dec 16, 2020, 6:30 AM PST. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Instagram ...

  12. Facebook's Acquisition of Instagram

    Since its acquisition by Facebook in 2010, the merging of Instagram and Facebook has been a major success. Instagram has undergone several changes as a result of the strategic integration, which has contributed to the growth of both firms. Synergy between businesses, consumers, and marketers resulted in a positive outcome for everyone.

  13. The Facebook acquisition of Instagram. A Case Study

    The acquisition was finalized on September 6th with an offer of $736 million. In this case study we want to examine what the reasons of Facebook were to spend such an amount of resources and especially what the acquisition means for Facebook's long-term strategy. We are going to tackle this research question in the following way: 1.

  14. 3 Startup M&A Lessons from Facebook's Acquisition of Instagram

    Lesson 3: The Power of Synergy. Instagram's user base skyrocketed from 30 million users in April 2012 (according to a case study on Facebook's acquisition of Instagram) to an impressive 1 billion monthly active users by June 2018 (according to a 2023 article on Instagram Revenue and Usage Statistics). One of the drivers behind this was ...

  15. Facebook's Acquisition of Instagram: A Move That ...

    Open the Instagram app and go to your profile. Tap the three-line icon in the top right corner, then tap "Settings.". Tap "Account Center," then tap "Accounts.". Tap "Remove" next to the Facebook account you want to unlink. Confirm by tapping "Remove Account" and then "Continue.".

  16. The Facebook acquisition of Instagram. A Case Study

    On April 9th 2012 Facebook announced its acquisition of the application Instagram for nearly $1 billion including $300 million in cash and the rest in stock. The acquisition was finalized on September 6th with an offer of $736 million. In this case study we want to examine what the reasons of Facebook were to spend such an amount of resources ...

  17. Big Tech Acquisitions and the Potential Competition Doctrine: The Case

    We illustrate this problem with the example of Facebook. Facebook has engaged in 90 completed acquisitions in its short history (documented in the Appendix to this paper). Many antitrust commentators have focused on the Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions as cases of mergers that have reduced potential competition.

  18. Major Acquisitions by Facebook: Integrated Case Studies

    Facebook have acquired 66 companies. The largest acquisition was WhatsApp messenger acquisition. Other notable acquisition of Facebook includes that of Instagram and Oculus virtual reality. During ...

  19. Facebook, Inc. / Instagram, Inc.

    Lina M. Khan was sworn in as Chair of the Federal Trade Commission on June 15, 2021. Competition and Consumer Protection Guidance Documents. Home. Legal Library. Browse. Cases and Proceedings. Closing Letters. Facebook, Inc. / Instagram, Inc.

  20. Facebook / Instagram Inc

    OFT closed case: Anticipated acquisition by Facebook Inc of Instagram ... Facebook / Instagram Inc ... From: Competition and Markets Authority Published 14 August 2012. Case type: Mergers Case ...

  21. Facebook's Acquisitions: How It Started, How It's Going

    As the following chart shows, Facebook does have a point when saying that the companies it acquired in 2012 and 2014 were nowhere near where they are today. Instagram had around 30 million users ...

  22. The Coca-Cola Company Middle East: Facebook ads case study

    Get inspired by Facebook marketing tools to help your company grow. Discover how The Coca-Cola Company Middle East successfully grew their business using Facebook ads. ... CASE STUDY. To boost brand awareness among Gen Z audiences in Saudi Arabia, the soft drink company ran Instagram video ads using creative specifically built in the ...

  23. SEC widens insider-trading case involving stolen law firm M&A info

    An insider-trading scandal involving information stolen from U.S. law firm Covington & Burling about Merck & Co's $1.85 billion acquisition of Pandion Therapeutics expanded on Tuesday, when the U ...