Acquisition

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

Source: merriam-webster.com

Alibaba Is Hungry For Food Delivery Service Ele.me
Alibaba Is Hungry For Food Delivery Service Ele.me
March 02, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

In a possible deal to strengthen its delivery network in China, Alibaba reported plans to buy out Baidu and other investors in food delivery startup...

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Paychex Expands With Lessor Acquisition
Paychex Expands With Lessor Acquisition
March 02, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Payroll and human capital management company Paychex is growing through the acquisition of industry peer Lessor Group. The companies said Thursday (March 1) that small...

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Worldpay Beats 4Q Estimates, Eyes eCommerce Growth
Worldpay Beats 4Q Estimates, Eyes eCommerce Growth
March 01, 2018  |  Earnings

Worldpay reported results on Wednesday (Feb. 28) that beat analyst expectations, as transactions grew in the mid-single digits. Vantiv, based in the U.S., adopted the...

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Walgreens’ Shares Down After Amerisource Deal Craters         
Walgreens’ Shares Down After Amerisource Deal Craters        
February 28, 2018  |  Stock Index

The takeover that wasn’t meant to be sent shares in Walgreens and AmerisourceBergen down Tuesday. As reported, talks that Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) would buy...

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Amazon Acquires Ring For $1B
Amazon Acquires Ring For $1B
February 27, 2018  |  Amazon Acquisitions

Amazon is acquiring Ring, the digital security company that sells the popular Ring doorbell camera. According to news from CNBC, a Ring spokesperson confirmed the deal,...

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Viyet’s Second Act At Sotheby’s
Viyet’s Second Act At Sotheby’s
February 27, 2018  |  Retail

A common problem tends to crop up when it’s time to move: perfectly good furniture and home decor won’t fit a new space. For the...

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Circle Buys Crypto Exchange
Circle Buys Crypto Exchange
February 26, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Circle, the payments firm that operates an app-based peer-to-peer payments network based on blockchain and which has financial backing from Goldman Sachs, said Monday (Feb....

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Uphold Acquires Mobile Payments Platform Cortex MCP
Uphold Acquires Mobile Payments Platform Cortex MCP
February 22, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

In a move to strengthen its digital money platform with secure payment applications, Uphold has acquired Cortex MCP. Cortex’s CEO and Founder, Shaunt Sarkissian, will...

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Google Buys IoT Platform
Google Buys IoT Platform
February 22, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Google announced Wednesday (Feb. 21) that is has acquired Xively, a unit of LogMeln, for an undisclosed sum. In a blog post, Antony Passemard, product...

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