It is worthwhile for big companies to acquire talent because of the way investors in the public market value the stock of large companies. Investors don't care

It is worthwhile for big companies to acquire talent because of the way investors in the public market value the stock of large companies. Investors don't care much about a few million spent on acquisition that happened 2 months before they get the earnings report. They care far more about future growth and how the company will achieve it.