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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Verizon To Purchase Video Conferencing Firm BlueJeans
Verizon To Purchase Video Conferencing Firm BlueJeans
April 16, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Verizon has announced it is set to acquire BlueJeans, a video-conferencing company catering to business customers. The move comes as the COVID-19 crisis has changed...

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Mastercard’s Nets Takeover Hits Antitrust Snag
Mastercard’s Nets Takeover Hits Antitrust Snag
April 06, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Based on information from six nations, with the inclusion of the U.K., regulators in Europe said on Monday (April 6) that Mastercard’s plans to purchase a...

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Safaricom, Vodacom Acquire M-PESA Payments Platform
Safaricom, Vodacom Acquire M-PESA Payments Platform
April 06, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Safaricom, Kenya’s telecommunications giant, and the South African mobile communications company Vodacom have completed the acquisition of the M-PESA brand, along with its product development...

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Global Savings Group Closes €123.5M Deal To Buy iGraal
Global Savings Group Closes €123.5M Deal To Buy iGraal
March 23, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Germany’s eCommerce site Global Savings Group (GSG) has struck a €123.5 million deal with French media company M6 Group to acquire its subsidiary iGraal, France’s...

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The Habit Restaurants Now Owned By Yum! Brands
The Habit Restaurants Now Owned By Yum! Brands
March 19, 2020  |  Retail

The Habit Restaurants is now owned by Yum! Brands, which also claims Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Kentucky Fried Chicken and other luminaries of American fast...

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Apple/Disney: Is Apple About To Make The Happiest Acquisition On Earth?
Apple/Disney: Is Apple About To Make The Happiest Acquisition On Earth?
March 17, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The latest rumors about Apple buying Walt Disney Co. aren’t new – they go back to Disney’s 2006 acquisition of Pixar. That made late Pixar...

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Nets Expands Poland Presence With PeP Acquisition
Nets Expands Poland Presence With PeP Acquisition
March 12, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Denmark payments startup Nets said on Thursday (March 12) that it has acquired Polish merchant acquirer Polskie ePłatności (PeP). PeP, valued at €405 million, has...

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PepsiCo To Expand Energy Drink Share With Rockstar Acquisition
PepsiCo To Expand Energy Drink Share With Rockstar Acquisition
March 11, 2020  |  Retail

With an arrangement that would strengthen its commitment to energy drinks, PepsiCo will buy Rockstar Energy in a $3.85 billion deal. Pepsi has had a...

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Goldman Sachs Eyes Acquisitions To Boost Existing Businesses
Goldman Sachs Eyes Acquisitions To Boost Existing Businesses
March 10, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Stephen Scherr, the chief financial officer for Goldman Sachs, spoke at the Wolfe Research FinTech Forum on Tuesday (March 10) and mentioned that the bank...

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