Mergers & Acquisitions

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Buying 10% Of CureVac For £130 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2020

GlaxoSmithKline plc (NYSE: GSK) announced it is buying a 10% stake in German biotechnology company CureVac for £130 million.

Chevron Corporation (CVX) To Buy Noble Energy (NBL) For $5 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2020

Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) announced it has agreed to buy Noble Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: NBL) for about $5 billion in an all-stock transaction.

Why Analog Devices Is Buying Maxim In A Deal Valued At Over $68 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2020

Analog Devices recently announced a definitive agreement under which ADI is going to acquire Maxim in an all-stock transaction at a deal valued at over $68 billion.

Why Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Is Buying Silver Peak

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2020

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) recently announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to buy Silver Peak. These are the details about the deal.

Why SiriusXM Is Buying Stitcher From E.W. Scripps Company For $325 Million (SSP, SIRI)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2020

The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) recently announced that it has entered into an agreement with SiriusXM Holdings (NASDAQ: SIRI) to sell podcast industry leader Stitcher for $325 million.

Why Jobvite Hired The Data Science And AI Teams At Predictive Partner

By Noah Long ● Jul 15, 2020

Jobvite — a leading end-to-end talent acquisition suite — announced that it has acquired the artificial intelligence (AI) and data science team at Predictive Partner.

Why Slack Technologies Inc (WORK) Is Buying Rimeto

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 10, 2020

Slack Technologies Inc (NYSE: WORK) recently announced that it is buying a business directory software company called Rimeto. These are the terms of the deal.

Itochu Corp (ITOCY) Bidding $5.4 Billion In Deal For Japan-Based FamilyMart (FYRTY)

By Noah Long ● Jul 8, 2020

Itochu Corp (OTCMKTS: ITOCY) announced that it is planning to take full control of convenience store chain FamilyMart Co. (OTCMKTS: FYRTY) through a tender offer valued at about 580.9 billion yen ($5.4 billion).

Microsoft Buying Orions Systems: Details About The Deal (MSFT)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2020

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced it is buying Orions Systems for expanding Dynamics 365 capabilities. These are the details about the deal.

Why IBM Is Buying WDG Automation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2020

IBM (NYSE: IBM) recently announced it reached a definitive agreement to buy Brazilian software provider of robotic process automation (RPA) WDG Soluções Em Sistemas E Automação De Processos LTDA (known as WDG Automation).

Why Sunrun (RUN) Is Buying Vivint Solar Inc (VSLR) In A $3.2 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2020

This is why Sunrun Inc (NASDAQ: RUN) announced it is going to buy full-service residential solar provider Vivint Solar (NYSE: VSLR).

Empathy Wines Acquired By Constellation Brands

By Annie Baker ● Jul 6, 2020

New York-based Constellation Brands — a producer and maker of beer, wine, and spirits — has acquired Empathy Wines. These are the details about the deal.

Confirmed: Uber Technologies (UBER) To Buy Postmates For $2.65 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 5, 2020

The board of directors at Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER) has reportedly approved a $2.65 billion acquisition of food delivery company Postmates in an all-stock deal.

Berkshire Hathaway To Buy Gas Assets Of Dominion Energy In $9.7 Billion Deal (D, BRK.A, BRK.B)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 5, 2020

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A, BRK.B) announced it will be buying the natural gas transmission and storage operations of Dominion Energy Inc (NYSE: D). These are the details.

Why Garmin (GRMN) Is Buying Firstbeat Analytics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2020

Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN) recently announced that it is buying Firstbeat Analytics. These are the details about the deal.

OJO Labs: $62.5 Million Funding And Movoto Acquisition

By Noah Long ● Jun 30, 2020

OJO Labs recently announced that it has raised $62.5 million in a round of funding. These are the details.

Why Lululemon Athletica (LULU) Is Buying MIRROR For $500 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 29, 2020

Lululemon Athletica Inc (NASDAQ: LULU) has announced that it is buying interactive home gym company MIRROR for $500 million. These are the details about the deal.

Why Apple (AAPL) Is Buying Fleetsmith

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 29, 2020

Enterprise security software company Fleetsmith announced that it has been acquired by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). These are the details about the deal.

Why Mastercard Inc (MA) Is Buying Finicity For About $825 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 24, 2020

Mastercard Inc (NYSE: MA) announced it entered into an agreement to acquire Finicity. These are the details.

Why ServiceNow (NOW) Is Buying Configuration Data Management Company Sweagle

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 23, 2020

ServiceNow Inc (NYSE: NOW) announced it has signed an agreement to buy configuration data management company Sweagle.

Facebook’s Oculus Buys Ready at Dawn Game Studio

By Annie Baker ● Jun 23, 2020

This week, Facebook’s Oculus virtual reality headset subsidiary announced it has acquired a gaming studio called Ready At Dawn.

Why Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Is Buying CyberX

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 23, 2020

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) has confirmed that it is buying CyberX in order to accelerate and secure Internet of Things deployment.

Why Facebook Is Buying Mapillary (FB)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 20, 2020

Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) has acquired a Sweden-based street-level mapping company called Mapillary this past week. These are the details about the deal.

Accenture (ACN): Sentelis Acquisition And $341 Million Commerce Department Contract

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 17, 2020

Accenture Plc (NYSE: ACN) has announced it has acquired Sentelis and Accenture Federal Services (AFS) unveiled it won a $341 million Department of Commerce contract.

Why Square (SQ) Is Buying Verse

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 17, 2020

Financial services company Square Inc (NYSE: SQ) announced that it is buying Verse, which is a Spanish peer-to-peer payments app.

Why Coupa Software (COUP) Is Buying Treasury Management Company BELLIN Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 16, 2020

Business spend management giant Coupa Software Inc (NASDAQ: COUP) recently announced it is buying BELLIN Group. These are the details..

Net Element Inc (NETE) Enters Into LOI To Merge With Mullen Technologies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 15, 2020

Net Element Inc (NASDAQ: NETE) announced today that it has entered into a binding Letter of Intent (LOI) to merge with privately-held Mullen Technologies.

Why Synopsys (SNPS) Is Buying Semiconductor Analytics Company Qualtera

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 12, 2020

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS) announced recently that it is buying Qualtera, which is a fast-growing provider of collaborative high-performance big data analytics for semiconductor test and manufacturing. These are the details.

Just Eat Takeaway Is Buying GrubHub Inc (GRUB) For $7.3 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2020

Amsterdam-based Just Eat Takeaway announced it is buying U.S. based GrubHub Inc (NYSE: GRUB) for $7.3 billion. These are the details.

Freight Tech Companies Sennder And Everoad Merging

By Annie Baker ● Jun 9, 2020

Launched in 2015, German freight technology Sennder will be merging with France-based Everoad in a stock-based deal.