Mergers & Acquisitions

Why PagerDuty (PD) Is Buying Rundeck For $100 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 22, 2020

PagerDuty, Inc. (NYSE:PD) announced this week that it has entered into a definitive agreement to buy Rundeck for about $100 million. These are the details.

Illumina (ILMN) Buying Grail In A Deal Valued At $8 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2020

Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), a company that provides sequencing and array-based solutions for genetic and genomic analysis, announced that it is buying Grail for $8 billion in cash and stock.

Microsoft (MSFT) Buying ZeniMax And Game Publisher Bethesda Softworks For $7.5 Billion In Cash

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2020

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) announced it is planning to buy ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks for $7.5 billion in cash.

Oracle (ORCL) And Walmart (WMT) Receive Tentative Government Approval For TikTok

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2020

Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT) will invest to acquire 20% of TikTok Global business as President Donald Trump offers tentative approval for an agreement.

Why Infosys (INFY) Is Buying GuideVision

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 14, 2020

Infosys (NYSE: INFY) recently announced a definitive agreement to buy GuideVision, which is one of the largest ServiceNow Elite Partners in Europe

Why GoDaddy Inc (GDDY) Is Buying SkyVerge

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 14, 2020

GoDaddy Inc (NYSE: GDDY) announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to buy SkyVerge. These are the details.

Verizon (VZ) Buying Tracfone In A Deal Valued At Over $6 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 14, 2020

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) announced it entered into an agreement with America Movil to buy Tracfone in a deal valued at over $6 billion. These are the details.

ViacomCBS (VIAC) Selling CNET For $500 Million To Red Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 14, 2020

Red Ventures confirmed today that it is buying CNET Media Group from ViacomCBS Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAC) for $500 million. These are the details.

Oracle (ORCL) Wins Deal To Become TikTok’s U.S. Partner: UPDATE

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 13, 2020

ByteDance has reportedly picked Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) to be its U.S. technology partner for TikTok.

CONFIRMED: NVIDIA (NVDA) Is Buying ARM From SoftBank For $40 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 13, 2020

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) has confirmed to Pulse 2.0 about a deal to buy British chipmaker Arm Holdings from SoftBank Group Corp (OTCMKTS: SFTBY) and the SoftBank Vision Fund in a deal valued at $40 billion.

Gilead Sciences (GILD) Reportedly Planning To Buy Immunomedics (IMMU) For Over $20 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 13, 2020

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD) is reportedly planning to buy Immunomedics, Inc. (NASDAQ: IMMU) for over $20 billion, according to sources with The Wall Street Journal.

NVIDIA (NVDA) Near Deal To Buy Arm From SoftBank (SFTBY) For Over $40 Billion: WSJ

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2020

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) is reportedly nearing a deal to acquire British chipmaker Arm Holdings from SoftBank Group Corp (OTCMKTS: SFTBY) for over $40 billion, according to sources with The Wall Street Journal.

Why Progress (PRGS) Is Buying Chef For $220 Million In Cash

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2020

Progress recently announced it entered an agreement to buy Chef for $220 million in cash. This is why.

Why BMC Is Buying Alderstone

By Noah Long ● Sep 10, 2020

BMC -- a global leader in IT solutions for the Autonomous Digital Enterprise -- recently announced the signing of a definitive agreement to buy Alderstone

TikTok Parent Company ByteDance Acquires UIPay

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2020

ByteDance -- the parent company of TikTok -- has acquired third-party payment company UIPay. These are the details.

Why Royal Biologics Is Acquiring FIBRINET

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2020

Royal Biologics — an ortho-biologics company specializing in the research and advancement of autologous and live cellular solutions — announced recently that is has acquired FIBRINET from Vertical Spine LLC.

Why Dialpad Is Buying Video Conferencing Company Highfive

By Noah Long ● Sep 9, 2020

Dialpad — a cloud-native business communications platform company powered by Voice Intelligence — announced that it has acquired video conferencing company Highfive. These are the details.

Why Salesforce.com (CRM) Is Buying Mobify

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2020

Salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE: CRM) has signed a definitive agreement to buy Mobify. These are the details.

Why Infosys (INFY) Is Buying Kaleidoscope Innovation For Up To $42 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 7, 2020

Next-generational digital services and consulting company Infosys (NYSE: INFY) recently announced a definitive agreement to acquire Kaleidoscope Innovation. These are the details.

Why Episerver Is Buying Optimizely

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 7, 2020

Digital experience platform company Episerver announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Optimizely. These are the detail.

Why EPAM Systems Is Buying Ricston

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 4, 2020

EPAM Systems, a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and software development services, announced recently that it acquired Ricston. These are the details.

Why Kimberly Clark (KMB) Is Buying Softex Indonesia For $1.2 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 4, 2020

Kimberly Clark Corp (NYSE: KMB) recently announced it is buying Softex Indonesia for $1.2 billion in cash from a group of shareholders including CVC Capital Partners Asia Pacific IV.

Gogo Selling Its Commercial Aviation Business To Intelsat For $400 Million In Cash

By Annie Baker ● Sep 2, 2020

Gogo recently announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Commercial Aviation (CA) business to Intelsat S.A. for $400 million in cash.

Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) To Buy Remaining Stake In Akcea Therapeutics (AKCA)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2020

Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: IONS) and Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKCA) recently announced an acquisition deal. These are the details.

Bayer AG (BAYRY) Is Buying Vitamin Company Care/of In A $225 Million Deal: Report

By Annie Baker ● Sep 1, 2020

Bayer AG (OTCMKTS: BAYRY) is reportedly going to buy 70% of vitamin company Care/of in a deal valued at $225 million.

CD&R Buying Epicor Software From KKR For $4.7 Billion

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 1, 2020

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, KKR & Co Inc (NYSE: KKR), and Epicor Software Corporation recently announced a definitive agreement where CD&R funds will buy Epicor from KKR for $4.7 billion.

Nestle (NSRGY) Spending $2 Billion To Gain Full Ownership Of Aimmune Therapeutics (AIMT)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 31, 2020

Today Nestlé S.A. (NSRGY) announced it will be paying $2 billion to gain full ownership of Aimmune Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: AIMT). These are the details.

TikTok: Walmart Joins The Bidding For A Deal And CEO Kevin Mayer Steps Down

By Noah Long ● Aug 28, 2020

Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) has joined the bidding of TikTok through a partnership with Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT). And TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer is stepping down from the company.

Delivery Hero (DLVHF) To Buy InstaShop For $360 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 28, 2020

Germany-based food ordering company Delivery Hero SE (OTCMKTS: DLVHF) announced that it has acquired Dubai-based grocery app company InstaShop for $360 million. These are the details.

Why Cisco Systems (CSCO) Is Buying BabbleLabs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2020

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) recently announced its intent to buy BabbleLabs' noise removal and speech enhancement technology. This is why.