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Apple acquisitions in 2026: 2 reported deals

This page lists 2 reported deals involving Apple. The latest, on Oct 21, 2026: mac4ever.com reported "Why is Apple buying so many small creative companies?"

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2
Last 90 days
2
Latest
Oct 21, 2026

Source: Autobound Signal API · 157 signals tracked for Apple · updated

Acquisitions · latest 2

Latest reported Apple deals

  1. Acquisition
    Why is Apple buying so many small creative companies?With MotionVFX
    mac4ever.com
  2. Acquisition
    Apple acquires team behind ‘ultimate audio editor for musicians’With Samplab
    musically.com

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One POST /v1/companies/enrich call with apple.com returns Apple acquisitions signals (news, sec-8k), each with its source. Or ask Claude through MCP.

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curl -X POST https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/companies/enrich \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "domain": "apple.com",
    "signal_types": ["news","sec-8k"],
    "signal_subtypes": ["acquires","merges_with","acquisitionAnnounced",
      "acquisitionCompleted"],
    "limit": 20
  }'

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Questions about Apple acquisitions

What companies has Apple acquired?
Recent reports name these companies: MotionVFX (Oct 21, 2026, mac4ever.com) and Samplab (Oct 17, 2026, musically.com). This page lists 2 reported deals in total. Reports include talks, proposals and bids that did not close, so check each source.
What was Apple's latest acquisition?
The newest reported deal on this page that names Apple: Oct 21, 2026: Why is Apple buying so many small creative companies? (mac4ever.com). Check the source for whether the deal closed.
What deals has Apple been linked to?
This page lists 2 reported deals. The newest: Oct 21, 2026: Why is Apple buying so many small creative companies? (mac4ever.com).

Page updated , the date of the newest row on this page.

Source. News reports and SEC 8-K filings about acquisitions and mergers.

Method. Stories about the same deal within 14 days merge into one row. Deal values show only when the source states them in USD.

Data as of .

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