acquisitions

Cazoo Acquires Italy’s Brumbrum, Solidifies Presence in Five Largest Used Car Markets in Europe
Cazoo Acquires Italy’s Brumbrum, Solidifies Presence in Five Largest Used Car Markets in Europe
January 26, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Cazoo, one of Europe’s leading online car retailers, announced in a Wednesday (Jan. 26) press release that it will be acquiring Italian online used car...

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Francisco Partners Acquires Portion of IBM’s Watson Health
Francisco Partners Acquires Portion of IBM’s Watson Health
January 26, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Global investment firm Francisco Partners is acquiring the healthcare data and analytics portion of IBM’s Watson Health business, including Health Insights, MarketScan, Clinical Development, Social...

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Walmart’s FinTech and Super App Future Takes Shape With Pair of Purchases
Walmart’s FinTech and Super App Future Takes Shape With Pair of Purchases
January 26, 2022  |  Retail

In the bid to build super apps, designed to bring all manner of digital activities under one digital roof, Walmart is determined to make a...

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The Flip Side of Tougher Merger Rules, Enforcement
The Flip Side of Tougher Merger Rules, Enforcement
January 26, 2022  |  Regulation

Nvidia’s $40 billion deal with Arm may soon fall apart as the parties prepare to quietly abandon the transaction due to increasing antitrust concerns in...

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Walmart’s FinTech Hazel Acquires Even and One to Build Finance Super App
Walmart’s FinTech Hazel Acquires Even and One to Build Finance Super App
January 26, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Walmart’s FinTech venture Hazel, launched last January with investment firm Ribbit Capital and headed by executives from Goldman Sachs, is aiming to develop a financial...

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From PC Renaissance to Great Workplace Reshuffle, Microsoft Hooks a Ride on Rising Digital GDP
From PC Renaissance to Great Workplace Reshuffle, Microsoft Hooks a Ride on Rising Digital GDP
January 26, 2022  |  Earnings

With a market value north of $2 trillion and a stable of nearly two dozen products that generated close to $52 billion in revenue in...

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Brazil Super App Inter Acquires FinTech Usend
Brazil Super App Inter Acquires FinTech Usend
January 25, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Brazilian super app Inter announced Tuesday (Jan. 25) that it has received authorizations in both the U.S. and Brazil to purchase Usend, a U.S. FinTech....

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Equity Firms Line Up to Buy Moneygram
Equity Firms Line Up to Buy Moneygram
January 25, 2022  |  Acquisitions

A trio of private equity firms have submitted competing offers to acquire MoneyGram International, Reuters reported Tuesday (Jan. 25). Sources say Madison Dearborn Partners LLC,...

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SaaS Firm Zafin Snaps Up Risk Analytics Company FINCAD
SaaS Firm Zafin Snaps Up Risk Analytics Company FINCAD
January 25, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) enterprise firm Zafin is acquiring global pricing and risk analytics organization FINCAD to become one of Canada’s biggest business-to-business (B2B) FinTech companies. With...

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