Key Takeaways
- HubSpot shares fell Wednesday after reports that Google parent company Alphabet is no longer interested in buying the customer relationship management company.
- Google stopped its efforts to buy HubSpot, according to reporting from Bloomberg.
- The deal, which would have been Alphabet's largest, would have helped the tech giant compete in the CRM space alogside Salesforce, Microsoft and Oracle.
HubSpot (HUBS) shares tumbled after reports that Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL) is no longer pursuing an acquisition of the 澳洲幸运5官方开꧟奖结果ജ体彩网:customer relationship management (CRM) company.
Shares of HubSpot finished Wednesday r♋ecently down about 12%, leaving them down som🌟e 10% year-to-date.
Google reportedly decided to end its efforts to acquire HubSpot, according to Bloomberg reports citing sources close to the matter.
HubSpot Would Have Been Alphabet's Largest-Ever Acquisition
The potential deal, first 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:reported in April, would have represented Alphabet's largest-ever acquisition and its first multibillion-dollar deal since 2022 the roughly $5 billion purchase of cybersecurity company Mandiant. HubSpot's 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:market capitalization is around $25 billion.
Acquiring HubSpot would have helped Google compete with others in the CRM space like Salesforce (CRM), Microsoft (MSFT), and Oracle (ORCL). The acquisition was🔥 expected to be heavily scrutinized by the U.S. governmenܫt.
HubSpot and Alphabet did not immediately respond to Investopedia's request for comment.