acquisitions

Attentive Acquires Conversational B2C Text Messaging Firm Tone

Attentive Acquires Conversational B2C Text Messaging Firm Tone
Attentive Acquires Conversational B2C Text Messaging Firm Tone
June 09, 2021  |  Retail

Fresh on the heels of its $470 million March fundraise, text messaging startup Attentive announced on Wednesday (June 9) that it is acquiring Boston-based Tone,...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Nium To Buy Ixaris; Worldline, Toshiba Team On Checkout Kiosk
Today In Payments Around The World: Nium To Buy Ixaris; Worldline, Toshiba Team On Checkout...
June 08, 2021  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, Nium announced that it would purchase Ixaris as part of an international expansion, while Worldline announced it...

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Credit Sesame Raises $51 Million, Acquires FinTech Software Platform
Credit Sesame Raises $51 Million, Acquires FinTech Software Platform
June 08, 2021  |  Investments

Credit Sesame has raised $51 million in growth capital and has seen its premium subscriptions grow by 200 percent annually, the financial wellness platform announced...

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Acquisitions, BNPL And Employee Wages Make Retail Headlines
Acquisitions, BNPL And Employee Wages Make Retail Headlines
June 08, 2021  |  Today In Data

Etsy’s latest acquisition is expected to be a boon for consumers – and a game-changer for luxury brands looking to compete with secondhand online retailers....

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Nium Invests In B2B Travel Payments With Ixaris Acquisition
Nium Invests In B2B Travel Payments With Ixaris Acquisition
June 07, 2021  |  Acquiring

The payments platform Nium announced on Monday (June 7) that it would acquire the travel payments optimization platform Ixaris as part of a global expansion....

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Microsoft Clears US Antitrust Hurdle For Nuance Purchase
Microsoft Clears US Antitrust Hurdle For Nuance Purchase
June 06, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Microsoft has received U.S. antitrust approval to purchase the artificial intelligence and speech technology firm Nuance Communications for $16 billion. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Staples Makes $1 Billion Bid For Office Depot, OfficeMax
Staples Makes $1 Billion Bid For Office Depot, OfficeMax
June 06, 2021  |  Retail

USR Parent, the corporate parent of Staples office supply stores, said Friday (June 4) that it has formally offered to pay $1 billion for the...

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Private Equity Firms Blackstone, Carlyle Agree To Buy Medline, Report Says
Private Equity Firms Blackstone, Carlyle Agree To Buy Medline, Report Says
June 06, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Medline Industries Inc., which calls itself “the nation’s largest privately-held manufacturer and distributor of healthcare supplies with 2020 revenue of $17.5 billion,” says it is...

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Healthcare Heats Up As Investors Turn Eyes From Memes And Crypto
Healthcare Heats Up As Investors Turn Eyes From Memes And Crypto
June 04, 2021  |  Healthcare

Within a market that is enthralled by meme stocks and consumed by crypto, the deal flow within the healthcare sector took a noticeable jump this...

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