The phrase "acquired for the amount" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are discussing a purchase or transaction, specifying the price at which something was obtained.
Example: "The property was acquired for the amount of $500,000, which was considered a fair market value."
Alternatives: "purchased for the price" or "obtained for the sum".
Product design company ZURB just announced that it has acquired Forrst, the 500startups alumni Colourlovers acquired for an undisclosed amount in March 2012.
Returning south, Basil II captured Setina, where Samuel used to have a palace and acquired for himself the large amount of provisions that were stored there.
Katz, meanwhile, co-founded the online rental and relocation service Rent Net, which was acquired for an undisclosed amount that Katz has called "a success for me.
No, "Homemade Recipes" is not a new VC-propelled, pioneering startup on its way to being acquired for an undisclosed amount by a multinational corporation.
And unlike those events, for which networks pay huge fees -- in the case of sports usually hundreds of millions of dollars a year -- "Survivor" was acquired for what amounted to a bargain basement price.
Notably, the financing round comes about two weeks after the company acquired Dash Carrier Services for an undisclosed amount in cash.
The Allstate Corporation said yesterday that it had acquired Sterling Collision Centers for an undisclosed amount, making it the first major auto insurer to move into the car repair market.
Backstage Capital, the venture firm focused on funding underrepresented minorities, recently acquired The Door for an undisclosed amount in cash and equity.
In conjunction with the investment round, GlobalScholar is also announcing that it has acquired Excelsior Software for an undisclosed amount (although it was less than half the total raised).
Google acquired the company for an undisclosed amount.
