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Why Helen of Troy (HELE) Is Buying Osprey Packs For $414 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 29, 2021

Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ: HELE) announced that one of its subsidiaries has entered into a definitive agreement to buy Osprey Packs. These are the details.

Scholastic (SCHL) Appoints Mary Beech As Chief Marketing & Transformation Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 29, 2021

Scholastic announced today that Mary Beech has been named Scholastic's Chief Marketing & Transformation Officer. These are the details.

Twitter Announces CTO Parag Agrawal To Succeed Jack Dorsey As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 29, 2021

Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) announced that Jack Dorsey has decided to step down as CEO and that the Board of Directors has unanimously appointed Parag Agrawal as CEO. These are the details.

Market Intelligence Platform Tegus Raises $90 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 29, 2021

Tegus — a leading market intelligence platform for decision makers — announced it raised a $90 million Series B funding round. These are the details.

Mexico-Based ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Company Aplazo Secures $27 Million

By Noah Long ● Nov 29, 2021

Aplazo — the first omnichannel buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform in Mexico — announced recently that it has raised $27 million in a Series A round. These are the details.

Cloud Management Company Zesty Raises $35 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 29, 2021

Zesty announced recently that it raised a $35 million Series A funding round led by Next47. These are the details.

Daily Harvest Raises Series D Funding At Over $1 Billion Valuation

By Annie Baker ● Nov 29, 2021

Daily Harvest, a customer-first platform reimagining the future of food, announced recently it raised Series D funding at more than a $1 billion valuation.

Data Storage Solution Company Nyriad Closes $28 Million

By Noah Long ● Nov 29, 2021

Nyriad announced recently that it raised $28 million in funding. These are the details.

Service-Industry Platform QuickHire Raises $1.41 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 29, 2021

QuickHire, a career discovery platform working with service workers to find job and advancement opportunities, announced recently it raised $1.41 million

Why Novo Nordisk (NVO) Is Buying Dicerna Pharmaceuticals (DRNA) For $3.3 Billion

By Annie Baker ● Nov 18, 2021

Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: DRNA) announced it entered into a definitive agreement with Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE: NVO) under which Novo Nordisk will acquire Dicerna. This is why.

Why Booking Holdings (BKNG) Is Buying Getaroom For $1.2 Billion

By Noah Long ● Nov 13, 2021

Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG) announced it entered into an agreement to buy Getaroom for $1.2 billion. This is why.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Splitting Into Two Publicly Traded Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 12, 2021

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) announced its intent to separate the company's Consumer Health business, creating a new publicly traded company. These are the details.

Why DoorDash (DASH) Is Buying Wolt For €7 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2021

DoorDash, Inc. (NYSE: DASH) and Wolt Enterprises announced they and certain stockholders of Wolt entered into a definitive agreement whereby DoorDash will acquire Wolt in an all-stock transaction valued at €7 billion. These are the details.

Why Unity (U) Is Buying Weta Digital For $1.625 Billion

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 10, 2021

Unity (NYSE: U) announced it entered into a definitive agreement to buy Weta Digital’s tools, pipeline, technology, and engineering talent. This is why.

Peloton (PTON) Announces Peloton Guide For Connecting To TVs

By Annie Baker ● Nov 10, 2021

Peloton (NASDAQ: PTON) has announced its first connected strength product called the Peloton Guide. These are the details.

Why Lemonade (LMND) Is Buying Metromile (MILE) For About $500 Million

By Annie Baker ● Nov 9, 2021

Lemonade (NYSE: LMND) and Metromile (NASDAQ: MILE) recently announced they entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Lemonade will acquire Metromile. These are the details.

Alliance Data Systems (ADS) Completes The Spinoff Of LoyaltyOne

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 8, 2021

Alliance Data Systems Corporation announced it has completed the previously announced separation of its LoyaltyOne segment. These are the details.

Dell Completes Spin-Off Of 81% Equity Ownership Of VMware

By Noah Long ● Nov 2, 2021

Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) announced it has completed the spin-off of its 81% equity ownership of VMware. These are the details.

Coca-Cola Buying Remaining Stake Of BODYARMOR For $5.6 Billion: Details

By Annie Baker ● Nov 2, 2021

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) announced this week that it has acquired full ownership of BODYARMOR. These are the details.

Benzinga Sells Majority Stake To Beringer Capital At $300 Million Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 26, 2021

Beringer Capital, a Toronto-based private equity firm, announced it acquired a majority stake in Detroit-based Benzinga at a $300 million valuation. These are the details.

AI-Driven Routing Company Wise Systems Raises $50 Million

By Annie Baker ● Oct 26, 2021

Wise Systems - a leading AI-driven routing and dispatching platform provider - announced it has raised $50 million in Series C funding. These are the details.

Data-Centric AI Company Akridata Raises $15 Million

By Annie Baker ● Oct 26, 2021

Akridata — a data-centric AI company — announced it has raised $15 million in Series A funding. These are the details.

Gorillas: Nearly $1 Billion In Funding And $3.1 Billion Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 26, 2021

Online grocery company Gorillas has raised nearly $1 billion in funding. These are the details.

Battery Startup Our Next Energy Raises $25 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 26, 2021

Our Next Energy (ONE) - a Michigan-based energy storage solutions company - announced recently that it closed a $25 million Series A round. These are the details.