Category: Mergers and Acquisitions

May 16, 2017

Prezi, the Hungarian startup behind the popular presentation software of the same name, has acquired Latvian infographics and data visualization company Infogram. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded out of Riga in 2012, Infogram offers a slick WYSIWYG […]

April 20, 2017

Microsoft is lining up a bid to buy Israeli cloud-monitoring and analytics startup Cloudyn in a deal thought to be worth around $60 million, according to a report (in Hebrew) in local Israeli business publication the Calcalist. Founded in 2012, Cloudyn’s software-as-a-service […]

April 10, 2017

Selling a business with a fishing rod is like casting a line, dropping the lure, and waiting. In the real world, this involves confidentially marketing your business for sale using various media: online media, trade publications, newspapers, and others. This […]

April 6, 2017

Seven & i Holdings on Thursday said it would buy convenience stores and petrol stations from Texas-based Sunoco LP (SUN, -0.87%) for about $3.3 billion, as the Japanese retailer accelerates efforts to boost its U.S operation. Seven & i, which […]

March 28, 2017

China Southern Airlines said on Tuesday it will sell a small stake to American Airlines Group in a $200 million deal that will give the carriers better access to the world’s two largest travel markets. China Southern will issue new […]

March 20, 2017

Chinese companies have received another warning over their enthusiasm for foreign buyouts with the head of China’s foreign exchange regulator calling on them to invest “carefully”, according to an official state newspaper on Monday. “Overseas mergers and acquisitions can sometimes […]

March 6, 2017

General Motors (GM, +1.24%) announced Monday it will be selling its European division to French carmaker PSA Group (PEUGEOT.S-A) for $2.33 billion ( € 2.2 billion), reports the BBC. The deal, first reported Friday, will see GM’s European brands Opel […]

February 21, 2017

What does a company’s current staff tell you about the status of a business? Whenever you’re purchasing a business to grow your entrepreneurial footprint, it’s important to consider all aspects of the business itself. Is the product or service the […]

January 26, 2017

New Relic has Cisco to thank for its best trading day since its debut more than two years ago. Following Cisco’s announced $3.7 billion acquisition of AppDynamics on Tuesday night, New Relic shares surged 11 percent, closing at $36.85 on […]

January 17, 2017

British American Tobacco has agreed to a $49.4 billion takeover of U.S. rival Reynolds American, creating the world’s biggest listed tobacco company after it increased an earlier offer by more than $2 billion. BAT (BTI, +0.26%), which already owned 42% […]

January 12, 2017

Multifuels Midstream Group, LLC (“Multifuels”), a portfolio company of Warren Equity Partners, recently purchased 124 miles of high pressure gas pipeline in Central Texas from a large publicly traded Master Limited Partnership (MLP), and will repurpose the pipeline with new […]

January 10, 2017

Canadian apparel maker Gildan Activewear Inc. (GIL, -0.59%) has won a bankruptcy auction for U.S. fashion retailer American Apparel LLC (CURXQ) after raising its offer to around $88 million, a person familiar with the matter said Monday. Gildan’s takeover marks […]

December 23, 2016

Messaging app Snapchat is buying Israeli augmented reality startup Cimagine Media for an estimated $30-$40 million, marking Snapchat’s first acquisition in Israel, the Calcalist financial daily reported on Sunday. Cimagine developed True Marketless Augmented Reality—technology that allows users to virtually […]

December 14, 2016

Shareholders of U.S. seeds and agrochemicals company Monsanto MON -0.07% approved the company’s $66 billion acquisition by Bayer AG BAYRY 0.92% on Tuesday, a deal that still requires regulatory approval to close as expected in late 2017. Increased research and […]

November 29, 2016

Denmark’s A.P. Moller-Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) and DONG Energy (DENERG.CO) are in talks to merge their oil and gas operations in a deal that would create a business worth more than $10 billion including debt, sources familiar with the matter said. Maersk […]

November 23, 2016

PepsiCo Inc (PEP.N) said on Tuesday it would buy health beverage maker KeVita Inc, in an effort to diversify its soft drinks business and tap health conscious consumers. California-based KeVita offers more than two dozen flavors of probiotic drinks, and […]

November 16, 2016

General Electric Co (GE.N) said its software unit bought ServiceMax, a cloud-based provider of software used in inventory and workforce management, for $915 million. GE said the deal was part of GE Digital’s strategy to advance its “Industrial Internet” vision. […]

November 15, 2016

Irish-based Greencore Group said on Monday it planned to buy U.S. convenience food manufacturer Peacock Foods for $747.5 million in a bid to transform its U.S. business. Greencore, which is listed in London, said it would buy the business on […]

November 14, 2016

Samsung has announced plans to acquire Harman International Industries(Harman), a company specializing in connected car software and services, in a deal worth $8 billion. Samsung is no stranger to the connected car industry. It has financially backed startups such as […]

November 14, 2016

Siemens has agreed to buy Mentor Graphics for $37.25 per share in cash, valuing the U.S. software group at $4.5 billion. Siemens said on Monday that it expects the deal to result in savings that would lift earnings before interest […]