"Google has announced that it is going to acquire Looker, a hot analytics startup that has raised more than US$280 million. Google is paying US$2.6 billion for the deal and adding the company to Google Cloud. The deal is Google’s fourth largest acquisition ever, behind the US$3.1 billion acquisition of online ad-serving company DoubleClick in 2007, the US$3.2 billion purchase of home technology company Nest in 2014, and the US$12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility in 2012. Google, with this acquisition, is trying to expand its dominance in the Cloud Infrastructure Market. It got very aggressive with this acquisition, as Google and Looker have around 350 common customers. The addition of Looker should bring a net gain that could help them upsell their products to other parts of the Looker customer base. Thomas Kurian, SVP of Google Cloud, said that Looker compliments Google’s hybrid cloud strategy, which involves Google ensuring that its technology works with rival cloud companies and the internal data centers of its customers." – Prachir Singh