10 M&A DEALS THAT WOULD JUST MAKE SENSE IN 2025
1. $UBER buys $RIVN -- locks in EV supply & takes control of its autonomy roadmap instead of waiting on $TSLA or OEM scraps.
2. $MSFT buys $OKTA -- folds identity leadership into Azure & makes Active Directory the default login layer for enterprise cloud.
3. $ORCL buys $AI -- slaps real gen AI onto Oracle’s ERP stack & sells AI-native apps to legacy enterprise.
4. $DDOG buys $FSLY -- locks in real-time edge control to future-proof observability as AI-native systems begin to bypass traditional monitoring stacks.
5. $AMZN buys $TWLO -- brings cloud comms in-house & gives AWS control over the messaging rails developers already use.
6. $GOOGL buys $GTLB -- expands GCP's vertical AI stack by bringing GitLab’s platform in-house, giving GCP deeper control over the full AI development lifecycle -- from code to production.
7. Databricks buys $CFLT -- completes the modern data stack by merging real-time streaming with lakehouse AI workflows.
8. $CRM buys $BRZE -- expands Salesforce’s data-driven marketing with Braze’s event-based engagement engine & mobile-first personalization stack.
9. $AAPL buys Perplexity -- drops Perplexity’s RAG engine into Safari, Spotlight, and Siri & finally shows up to the AI search war.
10. $CSCO buys $S -- strengthens Cisco’s AI security portfolio with SentinelOne’s autonomous threat detection & XDR capabilities.
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