M&A

In corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are transactions in which the ownership of companies, other business organizations, or their operating units are transferred or consolidated with other entities

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Amazon Looks To Snag 9.9 Pct Stake In Reliance Retail
Amazon Looks To Snag 9.9 Pct Stake In Reliance Retail
July 23, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Amazon is in early-stage discussions to acquire a 9.9 percent stake in Reliance Retail Ltd., a unit of India’s Reliance Industries, The Economic Times reported,...

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Flipkart To Acquire Walmart’s India Wholesale Business
Flipkart To Acquire Walmart’s India Wholesale Business
July 23, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Wal-Mart India Private Limited, which operates the Best Price wholesale business in India, will be acquired in its entirety by Flipkart Group. The stores operate...

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Uber-Postmates Deal Shows Food Delivery Is Consolidating Like Pac-Man
Uber-Postmates Deal Shows Food Delivery Is Consolidating Like Pac-Man
July 06, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Call it a real-life version of Pac-Man. Word emerged on Monday (July 6) that Uber is buying Postmates for nearly $2.7 billion in stock – the latest...

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Google Buys Smart-Glasses Maker North For A Reported $180M
Google Buys Smart-Glasses Maker North For A Reported $180M
June 30, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Google’s parent, Alphabet Inc., confirmed on Tuesday (June 30) that it has purchased North, the Canadian startup best known for Focals, its $600 smart glasses.  Terms were not...

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EU Regulators To Decide On Mastercard’s $3.2B Nets Bid By Aug. 3
EU Regulators To Decide On Mastercard’s $3.2B Nets Bid By Aug. 3
June 30, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

The European Commission’s antitrust regulators are poised to rule on whether Mastercard’s $3.2 billion bid for part of the Scandinavian payments company Nets can go...

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UK’s Competition Regulator Digs Further Into StubHub-Viagogo Merger
UK’s Competition Regulator Digs Further Into StubHub-Viagogo Merger
June 25, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is taking a closer look into how the possible $4 billion merger of StubHub and Viagogo will affect competition,...

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Apple Snaps Up Startup With Device Management Platform
Apple Snaps Up Startup With Device Management Platform
June 24, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

It would probably be a stretch to say that no one could have predicted this deal. Fleetsmith, a startup that has built a platform enabling...

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Grubhub CEO Contends Richer Offer Won Out
Grubhub CEO Contends Richer Offer Won Out
June 11, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Grubhub CEO and Founder Matt Maloney said on Thursday (June 11) that it was a richer offer that drove the restaurant ordering and delivery service...

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Just Eat Takeaway/Grubhub Deal Shows Appetite For Food Delivery Consolidation
Just Eat Takeaway/Grubhub Deal Shows Appetite For Food Delivery Consolidation
June 11, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The COVID-19 pandemic isn’t enough to stop cross-border dealmaking – specifically in the food delivery services space, where critical mass is of critical importance. Consider the...

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