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Microsoft acquires aQuantive for $6B

Acquisition
MicrosoftaQuantive
May 18, 20076B

Last updated May 31, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team

Overview

Microsoft's biggest-ever ad-tech bet — buying aQuantive (parent of Atlas + Avenue A | Razorfish + DrivePM) to compete with Google's DoubleClick deal. Wrote off $6.2B in 2012.

Acquirer
Microsoft
Target
aQuantive
Deal Value
$6B
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