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Why General Motors Should Acquire Plug Power
General Motors' acquisition of Plug Power would provide the acquirer with a greatly needed increase in its foothold in the rapidly growing..
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Jun 25, 20211 min read
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Why Apple Should Buy Sonos
The acquisition would give Apple a foothold in the fast-growing home entertainment industry, beyond their arguably unsuccessful smart-home..
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Apr 22, 20211 min read
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Google’s $2.1B Acquisition of Fitbit
Google has completed its acquisition of Fitbit, the advanced health and fitness smartwatch maker, in a deal worth roughly $2.1B...
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Apr 7, 20211 min read
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Why Southwest Should Acquire Alaska Air Group
In the backdrop of the pandemic, Southwest Airlines should make an attempt to acquire Alaska Air Group...
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Feb 28, 20211 min read
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Salesforce’s Acquisition of Slack
On December 1st, Salesforce announced the acquisition of Slack in a blockbuster deal valuing the workplace communications app at $27.7B...
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Feb 8, 20218 min read
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Spotify’s $235 Million Acquisition of Megaphone
Spotify confirmed it had entered a definitive agreement to acquire Megaphone for $235 million, representing 23% of Spotify...
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Jan 4, 20218 min read
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LSE's sale of Borsa Italiana to Euronext
Euronext announces that it has entered into a binding agreement with London Stock Exchange Group ("LSEG") to acquire 100% of shares ...
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Dec 4, 20209 min read
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Pioneer Natural Resources’ $4.5 billion Acquisition of Parsley Energy
Pioneer Natural Resources Company, a large oil and gas exploration and production company is buying out Parsley Energy for $4.5B
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Dec 2, 20207 min read
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Microsoft doubled down in cloud gaming with the acquisition of Zenimax Media
In September 2020, Microsoft confirmed plans to acquire ZeniMax Media, the parent company of game developer Bethesda Softworks. Microsoft...
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Nov 27, 20209 min read
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Nvidia’s Acquisition of Arm
Nvidia has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Arm Holdings for nearly $40B, solidifying its push to...
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Nov 15, 20208 min read
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CaixaBank’s 4.3 billion EUR Acquisition of Bankia
After intensive negotiations, the boards of directors of the leading Spanish banks CaixaBank and Bankia gave the go-ahead for the merger...
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Nov 10, 20207 min read
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Sunrun acquires Vivint in all stock transaction valued at $3.2 billion
Sunrun (NYSE: RUN), America’s biggest rooftop- solar company has announced that it will be taking over rival Vivint Solar (VSLR) for $3.2bn
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Oct 23, 20206 min read
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Facebook's Acquisition of Imagery Startup Mapillary
Facebook is a Social media company, owning and operating multiple social media platforms...
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Oct 20, 20208 min read
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Uber’s $2.65B Acquisition of Postmates
Food delivery has become quite commoditized.
With the Postmates acquisition, UberEats immediately moves into a strong position.
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Sep 28, 20206 min read
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KKR To Acquire DTC Pioneer 1800 Contacts For Over $3B
Private Equity Giant KKR & Co. has agreed to buy 1-800 Contacts from AEA Investors.
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Sep 25, 20201 min read
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Engie Tells Veolia To Increase Its $3.4B Bid For Suez Stake
French-based utility Engie has informed Veolia Environmental it must increase its bid for a 29.9% stake in Suez.
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Sep 24, 20201 min read
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Microsoft to acquire ZeniMax for $7.5 B
Microsoft has announced its acquisition of ZeniMax Media Inc., for $7.5 billions in cash.
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Sep 23, 20201 min read
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Swedish Telecom Giant Ericsson Acquires Cradlepoint for $1.1B
Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson has announced it will acquire U.S. based Cradlepoint.
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Sep 23, 20201 min read
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Adevinta Acquires eBay Classifieds Group in $9.2bn Deal
Adevinta, a Norwegian online classifieds company, beat out the competition after a multi-month auction process and will acquire 100% of eBay
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Sep 21, 20205 min read
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Iress, One of Australia’s Largest Fintech Players, Acquires OneVue
Despite the disruption caused by COVID-19, Iress, one of Australia’s largest Fintech players has preserved towards its acquisition of OneVue
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Sep 14, 20208 min read
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