This may be a contrarian view, but: I&#x27;m not convinced it&#x27;s good for the buying company. Good engineers are hard to find, but this is an <i>awfully</i> expensive way to hire; you may not keep the good people for very long; and if you&#x27;re the kind of company that has a really hard time hiring good people, you may not also be very good at getting engagement and productivity out of the people you acquihired.<p>My view on acquihires is that to some extent it&#x27;s a trick the acquiring company plays on itself. Some manager is getting to hire a few good people using money (the acquisitions budget) they wouldn&#x27;t otherwise have access to.