Acquisition

An asset or object bought or obtained, typically by a library or museum.

Source: merriam-webster.com

Developers’ Education Site Thinkful Discovers Data Breach
Developers’ Education Site Thinkful Discovers Data Breach
September 19, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Thinkful, an online education site for developers, has revealed that it has been hit with a data breach. “We recently discovered that an unauthorized party...

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Deutsche Bank Takes Stake In Open Banking FinTech
Deutsche Bank Takes Stake In Open Banking FinTech
September 19, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Deutsche Bank has acquired a 4.9 percent stake in the German-based FinTech Deposit Solutions, according to a Deutsche Bank press release on Thursday (Sept. 19)....

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Retail Pulse: Target Prepares For Holiday Orders; McDonald’s To Acquire Apprente
Retail Pulse: Target Prepares For Holiday Orders; McDonald’s To Acquire Apprente
September 13, 2019  |  Retail

Brick-and-mortar retailers are doubling down on digital as they look to staff their stores for the busy holiday shopping season. Target, for instance, plans to...

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Uber To Finance Careem Acquisition With $750M Of Debt
Uber To Finance Careem Acquisition With $750M Of Debt
September 12, 2019  |  Ridesharing

Uber said Thursday (Sept. 12) that it will tap $750 million in debt financing to help fund its $3.1 billion buy of Careem, a ride...

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Geniuslink Acquires Social Shopping Site Kit From Patreon
Geniuslink Acquires Social Shopping Site Kit From Patreon
September 12, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Patreon, a platform where content creators and influencers can get memberships from fans, announced that it’s selling Kit.com’s assets to Geniuslink, according to a report...

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Yahoo! Japan To Take Over Fashion Retailer Zozo
Yahoo! Japan To Take Over Fashion Retailer Zozo
September 12, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Japan’s biggest online fashion retailer, Zozo, is being taken over by Yahoo! Japan for $3.7 billion, in a bid to revitalize what was once a...

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Spotify Buys Music Production Platform SoundBetter
Spotify Buys Music Production Platform SoundBetter
September 12, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Spotify has acquired music production marketplace SoundBetter for an undisclosed sum, in an attempt to diversify beyond streaming, and continue to offer services to musicians...

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Groupon Said To Be Pondering Yelp Acquisition
Groupon Said To Be Pondering Yelp Acquisition
September 12, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

On the heels of shareholder restlessness, Groupon is considering acquiring another company — and insiders think Yelp could be the target, The Wall Street Journal...

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Eyeing Improved SAP, EVO Payments Locks Down Delego Purchase
Eyeing Improved SAP, EVO Payments Locks Down Delego Purchase
September 10, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Global payments technology provider EVO Payments announced it has purchased SAP firm Delego Software, EVO said in a press release on Tuesday (Sept. 10). Delego...

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