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Matterport Is Going Public Via A $2.9B SPAC Deal To Revolutionize Real Estate
On Monday, SPAC named Gores Holdings VI "GHVI" led by billionaire investor Alec Gores announced that it will be merging and taking...
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Feb 11, 20211 min read


Brookfield Makes $10.6B Offer For Canadian Pipeline In A Bet On Fossil Fuels
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has announced it made a $10.6 billion offer for the Canadian company Inter Pipeline. The offer is...
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Feb 11, 20211 min read


Siemens Explores Sale Of ITS Unit As Conglomerate Works To Shed Non-Core Operations
The German industrial conglomerate Siemens is reportedly exploring the sale of its Intelligent Traffic Systems unit for up to $725...
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Feb 9, 20211 min read


Software Giant Salesforce To Make Remote Work Permanent
The software provider Salesforce (CRM) has announced it will extend remote work policies beyond the time frame of the pandemic. According...
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Feb 9, 20211 min read


Electronic Arts Will Acquire GluMobile In A $2.4B Bet On Mobile Gaming
Video game developer Electronic Arts (EA) has announced it has reached an agreement to acquire GluMobile at an equity value of $2.4...
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Feb 9, 20211 min read


Oprah And Jay-Z Backed Oatly Eyes IPO Valuing It At $10B
According to a report by Bloomberg, Oatly is considering an IPO in 2021 which could value the company at up to $10 billion. Oatly is a...
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Feb 9, 20211 min read


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


Opponents Team Up To End Bidding War And Acquire Signature Aviation
After a lengthy bidding war that has driven up the price of Signature Aviation, opponents have decided to join forces. The private equity...
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Feb 6, 20211 min read


TikTok Rival Tops $179B Market Cap After Shares Surge 160% In Blockbuster Debut
On Friday, the Chinese short-video app Kuaishou Technology “1024.HK” went public in Hong Kong and raised $5.4 billion in the largest tech...
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Feb 6, 20211 min read


CoreLogic To Be Acquired By Stone Point Capital And Insight Partners For $6B
CoreLogic, a provider of data solutions, services, and technologies for real estate, has announced it will be acquired by the private...
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Feb 5, 20211 min read


DNA-Testing Company 23andMe Goes Public In $3.5B Merger With Branson’s SPAC
23andMe is a California based biotech and genomics company that is known for its DNA testing kits, sold directly to consumers. These...
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Feb 5, 20211 min read


Hannon Armstrong’s Entrance into the Green Convertibles Market
Hannon Armstrong is a major lender of capital to sustainable companies and projects that tackle climate change. In August, Hannon...
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Feb 4, 20216 min read


Jazz Pharma Makes Aggressive Push Into Cannabis; Buys GW Pharma For $7.2B
Ireland based Jazz Pharmaceuticals has announced it will acquire GW Pharma for $7.2 billion, or $6.7 billion net of cash. The acquisition...
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Feb 4, 20211 min read


Alphabet Hits All-Time High And Surges 8% After Crushing Earnings
On Wednesday, the world’s 5th largest company by market capitalization, Alphabet “GOOG” reported better than expected earnings for Q4,...
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Feb 4, 20211 min read


Uber’s Steps Up Its Delivery Game With A $1.1B Purchase Of Drizly
When the pandemic began, Uber’s core business of ride sharing was crushed, falling 51% year over year in the most recent quarter....
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Feb 3, 20211 min read


Ex-Boeing Chief Dennis Muilenburg To Re-Enter Aviation Industry With SPAC
After being ousted from Boeing in 2019, former CEO Dennis Muilenburg plans to reenter the arena with a SPAC in the aviation industry. His...
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Feb 3, 20211 min read


Silver Prices Spike 11% Reaching 8-Year High After Reddit’s Investors Jump-in
Retail investors who first organized on Reddit to orchestrate the short squeeze in GameStop turned their attention to silver on Monday. ...
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Feb 2, 20211 min read


KKR Closes $4.7B Acquisition Of Global Atlantic Financial Group
Private equity giant KKR has closed its $4.7 billion acquisition of Global Atlantic Financial Group. Global Atlantic is an annuity and...
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Feb 2, 20211 min read


Irish Power Management Company Eaton Announces Acquisition Of Tripp Lite For $1.65B
The Ireland based power management company Eaton has announced it would acquire Tripp Lite for $1.65 billion. Tripp Lite is a provider of...
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Jan 30, 20211 min read


Johnson & Johnson Dips After Reporting 66% Effectiveness Of COVID Vaccine
On Friday, the pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reported the results of Phase-III clinical trials of their COVID-19 Vaccine....
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Jan 30, 20211 min read
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