Some argue that large platforms, such as Alphabet/Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft (or GAFAM), are unusual … unique taxonomy developed by S&P Global Market Intelligence, we compare the M&A activities of GAFAM to other top acquirers … from 2010 to 2020. We find: (i) GAFAM completed more tech acquisitions per firm than other groups of top acquirers, and …

Since 2010, Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft (GAFAM) have acquired more than 400 companies. Competition … authorities did not scrutinize most of these transactions and blocked none. This raised concerns that GAFAM acquisitions target … acquisitions by GAFAM involving apps from 2015 to 2019, matching these to a comprehensive database covering apps available in the …

(GAFAM). We rely on value network analyses to examine how GAFAM platforms introduce new value-creating roles and mechanisms … in healthcare through their manifold products and services. Hereupon, we examine the GAFAM-impact on healthcare by … scrutinizing the facilitators, activities, and effects. Our analyses show how GAFAM platforms multifacetedly untie conventional …