Question 1

What does Philips do?

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Philips is a technology company that operates in various fields, including healthcare, consumer electronics, lighting, and home appliances.

Question 2

In what sectors does Philips operate?

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Philips operates in B2B, Consumer Electronics, Electronics, Health Care, Lighting.

Question 3

How many companies has Philips acquired?

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Philips has made 47 acquisitions between 1999-2025, with a total disclosed deal value of $15.0B.

Question 4

What companies are owned by Philips?

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Companies acquired by Philips include Spectrawave, Vesper Medical, Cardiologs, Capsule Technologies, BioTelemetry, Intact Vascular, Carestream Health - HCIS business, Blue Willow Systems, and 39 more.

Question 5

What are Philips's major acquisitions?

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Philips's largest acquisitions include Philips Respironics ($5.1B, 2008), BioTelemetry ($2.8B, 2020), Spectranetics ($2.2B, 2017), VLSI Technology ($953.0M, 1999).

Question 6

What is Philips's largest acquisition?

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Philips's largest disclosed acquisition is Philips Respironics for $5.1B (2008).

Question 7

What was Philips's first acquisition?

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Philips's first recorded acquisition was VLSI Technology in 1999 for $953.0M.

Question 8

What was Philips's most recent acquisition?

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Philips's most recent acquisition is Spectrawave, announced December 2025.

Question 9

What is the average deal size for Philips acquisitions?

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The average disclosed deal size for Philips acquisitions is $1.4B.

Question 10

What is the median deal size for Philips acquisitions?

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The median disclosed deal size for Philips acquisitions is $791.0M. The median is often lower than the average because a few very large deals pull the average up.

Question 11

How much has Philips spent on acquisitions?

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Philips has spent at least $15.0B across its disclosed acquisitions (of 47 total deals; some prices are undisclosed).

Question 12

Which sector has Philips spent the most on?

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Philips has committed the most disclosed capital to Health Care companies — about $12.2B across its deals in that sector.

Question 13

What sectors does Philips usually acquire in?

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Philips most frequently acquires companies in Health Care, Manufacturing, Medical Device.

Question 14

In which sector has Philips made the most acquisitions?

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Philips has made the most acquisitions in the Health Care sector.

Question 15

In which year did Philips make the most acquisitions?

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Philips made the most acquisitions in 2017, with 10 deals.

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