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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Uber Buys Dubai Ride-Hailing Unicorn Careem For $3.1B
Uber Buys Dubai Ride-Hailing Unicorn Careem For $3.1B
October 02, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Uber coughed up over $3 billion to get its hands on Dubai’s ride-hailing startup Careem, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday (Oct. 2). Founded in...

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Crypto Startup RSK Acquires Social Network Taringa
Crypto Startup RSK Acquires Social Network Taringa
September 27, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Crypto startup RSK will buy Spanish social media network Taringa in a bid to expand and to gain access to the platform’s 20 million users,...

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Retail Pulse: Walmart Provides Health Career Path; Inspire Brands To Buy Jimmy John’s
Retail Pulse: Walmart Provides Health Career Path; Inspire Brands To Buy Jimmy John’s
September 27, 2019  |  Retail

Brick-and-mortar retailers are expanding their efforts to provide customers with health and wellness services while taking steps to train their employees for healthcare roles. Walmart, in...

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Walmart Fields Acquisition Interest In JetBlack
Walmart Fields Acquisition Interest In JetBlack
September 26, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Walmart has reportedly been getting outside interest in JetBlack, its texting-based shopping platform geared toward busy urban families. Bloomberg is reporting that Walmart is currently...

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PayPal’s iZettle Acquisition Draws Fine From UK Regulator
PayPal’s iZettle Acquisition Draws Fine From UK Regulator
September 24, 2019  |  Regulation

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the U.K. has levied a fine against PayPal for breaking rules regarding marketing in the country when it...

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Clutter Expands Into Self-Storage With Acquisition Of The Storage Fox
Clutter Expands Into Self-Storage With Acquisition Of The Storage Fox
September 20, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Clutter, an on-demand storage company that has been backed by the likes of SoftBank, has acquired The Storage Fox, a storage startup with locations much...

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Deutsche Bank Takes Stake In Open Banking FinTech
Deutsche Bank Takes Stake In Open Banking FinTech
September 19, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Deutsche Bank has acquired a 4.9 percent stake in the German-based FinTech Deposit Solutions, according to a Deutsche Bank press release on Thursday (Sept. 19)....

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Top Banks Keep Ahead Of FinTechs’ Competitive Threat
Top Banks Keep Ahead Of FinTechs’ Competitive Threat
September 18, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The delicate balance between bank-FinTech competition and collaboration continues to teeter in the U.S. In a market without Open Banking regulations, FinTechs continue to enter...

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Ford Drops Vehicle Subscriptions, As The Space Accelerates
Ford Drops Vehicle Subscriptions, As The Space Accelerates
September 12, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The whole culture of driving is changing – no doubt more quickly than many could have imagined. Further proof of that comes from Ford, and...

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