That's a really silly thing to say, in the sake of "buying" a company, nothing matters more then money lol
Maybe at small scales, but at larger scales, absolutely not. Among big strategically important companies, the barrier to acquisitions is not money, but regulatory approval, and I think there's no way regulators around the world will allow Nvidia to buy Intel.
Is there an example of a company which could have gotten a new lease of life after acquition was denied a regulatory approval and then the company failed?
Intel is not on the brink of bankruptcy, though. Unless things change drastically Nvidia would have a much harder time trying to buy them than they did with ARM.
We unless you have enough money to actually bribe the FTC and the European Commission (and equivalent in China and UK) then no, there are things that matter about as much or more than money.
To boards, investors, and other parasites, money is the only thing that matters.
Sure, but in reality money will only get them so far. Regulators will not allow Nvidia to buy Intel.