Google’s DoubleClick sees private equity cheer and Microsoft in fear
ONLINE ADVERTISING JON ASHWORTH
The Business
21 Apr 2007
THREE things leap out from Google’s $3.1bn (£1.6bn, 2.3bn) purchase of DoubleClick, a firm that places display advertisements on web pages. The first is the eye-watering sum that Google was willing to pay to plug a gap in its business model. The... read more...