acquisitions

Report: British Private Equity Firm CVC Joins Bain Capital in Joint Bid for Walgreens Boots Unit
Report: British Private Equity Firm CVC Joins Bain Capital in Joint Bid for Walgreens Boots...
January 12, 2022  |  Retail

Bain Capital and CVC Capital Partners are putting together a multibillion-pound joint bid for pharmaceutical giant Boots, according to multiple reports Tuesday (Jan. 11). Boots...

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Worker’s Comp Platform InsurePay Buys Split Limit Studios
Worker’s Comp Platform InsurePay Buys Split Limit Studios
January 11, 2022  |  Acquisitions

InsurePay, an insuretech property, casualty billing and payments platform, has received a Series B investment, the company announced Tuesday (Jan. 11). “The investment brings together...

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Elrond Foundation Grabs Cryptocurrency Payments Company Utrust
Elrond Foundation Grabs Cryptocurrency Payments Company Utrust
January 11, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Ethereum platform Elrond Foundation, which boasts 100,000 transactions per second, will acquire Portugal-based cryptocurrency firm Utrust, according to a CoinDesk report Tuesday (Jan. 11). The...

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EMEA Daily: Ankorstore Becomes Latest French Unicorn, Delivery Hero Sells $150M Share in Rappi
EMEA Daily: Ankorstore Becomes Latest French Unicorn, Delivery Hero Sells $150M Share in Rappi
January 10, 2022  |  International

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, French wholesale marketplace Ankorstore gets unicorn status and Germany’s Delivery Hero sells its $150 million share...

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Cart.com Adds FB Flurry for Next-Day US Delivery
Cart.com Adds FB Flurry for Next-Day US Delivery
January 10, 2022  |  Delivery

eCommerce-as-a-Service platform Cart.com on Monday (Jan. 10) acquired direct-to-consumer (D2C) tech-focused fulfillment and customer care platform FB Flurry. This partnership will give Cart.com increased marketing...

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Foodics Acquires POSRocket to Boost Payment, Supply Management
Foodics Acquires POSRocket to Boost Payment, Supply Management
January 10, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Saudi Arabia restaurant tech company Foodics on Monday (Jan. 10) acquired MENA-based restaurant cloud technology platform POSRocket that will allow Foodics to consolidate the market...

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HungryPanda Grows Food Delivery Reach With Acquisition of EASI and BUY@HOME
HungryPanda Grows Food Delivery Reach With Acquisition of EASI and BUY@HOME
January 10, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Food delivery startup HungryPanda announced Sunday (Jan. 9) that it is growing its footprint with the acquisitions of food delivery firm EASI and New Zealand...

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Take-Two Buying FarmVille Maker Zynga for $12B
Take-Two Buying FarmVille Maker Zynga for $12B
January 10, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Grand Theft Auto, meet FarmVille.  The video gaming company Take-Two Interactive Software will buy the mobile and online game maker Zynga Inc. for $12.7 billion,...

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Take-Two’s Zynga Bid Shows Connected Economy and Mobile, Personalized Advertising’s Appeal
Take-Two’s Zynga Bid Shows Connected Economy and Mobile, Personalized Advertising’s Appeal
January 10, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Online gaming — particularly mobile gaming — is cementing its place as part the foundation that keeps the connected economy, well, connected, across all avenues...

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