Acquisition

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

Source: merriam-webster.com

Did Amazon Block Whole Foods From Seeking Other Bidders?
Did Amazon Block Whole Foods From Seeking Other Bidders?
July 10, 2017  |  Amazon Acquisitions

You can dance, but only with us. So said Amazon, in effect, to Whole Foods upon making its bid for that company last month. In...

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Symantec Beefs Up Its Security Offerings With Fireglass Buy
Symantec Beefs Up Its Security Offerings With Fireglass Buy
July 07, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Symantec, the cybersecurity company, made news on Thursday (July 6) with its acquisition of Fireglass, the Israeli agentless isolation solution startup. In a press release,...

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QVC Locks Up HSN in $2-Billion Acquisition Deal
QVC Locks Up HSN in $2-Billion Acquisition Deal
July 06, 2017  |  Retail

Online shopping has most certainly redefined what it means to shop without being in a brick-and-mortar store. From buying items at home, work or while...

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Baidu Buys Human Machine Interaction Tech Company KITT.AI For Undisclosed Sum
Baidu Buys Human Machine Interaction Tech Company KITT.AI For Undisclosed Sum
July 06, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

KITT.AI, the company that makes human machine interaction easy with natural language understanding technologies, has been sold to Baidu, the leading internet search company in...

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Vantiv For Worldpay Shows Lure Of Size And Reach In Payments
Vantiv For Worldpay Shows Lure Of Size And Reach In Payments
July 06, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

 Crossing borders and oceans in search of the rewards of eCommerce? More U.S. firms are likely to do so in search of payments scale and potential. The...

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Worldpay Agrees to $9.9B Merger with Vantiv
Worldpay Agrees to $9.9B Merger with Vantiv
July 05, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Vantiv in, JPMorgan out. In a swift denouement to merger speculation that Worldpay, the biggest payment processing firm in the United Kingdom, would be a...

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JPMorgan, Vantiv Eyeing Deals To Buy Worldpay
JPMorgan, Vantiv Eyeing Deals To Buy Worldpay
July 05, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Dealmaking in the United Kingdom may be getting a boost in the wake of Brexit and in the wake of the fall in the pound....

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Staples Acquired in $6.9-Billion Deal
Staples Acquired in $6.9-Billion Deal
June 29, 2017  |  Retail

It’s been a rough time for Staples. From its CEO stepping down to its marketing pivot away from retail and missing its Q1 mark, this...

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