Nobody's really mentioning it, but taxes are a huge consideration. For US companies, acquiring an overseas company provides an easy way to repatriate cash with

Nobody's really mentioning it, but taxes are a huge consideration. For US companies, acquiring an overseas company provides an easy way to repatriate cash without having to pay the higher levels of tax on it. Note that a number of successful Swedish startups were acquired either by US companies or by international conglomerates with a strong US presence. That's not a coincidence.