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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Ant Buys WorldFirst In $700M Deal
Ant Buys WorldFirst In $700M Deal
February 14, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Ant Financial, the Chinese financial services affiliate of Alibaba, has inked a deal to acquire WorldFirst, the U.K. payments company. According to a report in Bloomberg,...

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Trump Admin Allows Faster Fed, OCC Bank Merger Approvals
Trump Admin Allows Faster Fed, OCC Bank Merger Approvals
February 14, 2019  |  Regulation

Banks are finding it easier to merge since Donald Trump took office, and since federal regulators have revised policies to make the approval process faster...

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Corcentric To Acquire Source-To-Pay Company Determine
Corcentric To Acquire Source-To-Pay Company Determine
February 12, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Procurements and accounts payable solution provider Corcentric is expanding through the acquisition of source-to-pay company Determine, the firms announced in a press release Monday (Feb....

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Facebook Buys Image-Matching Tech Co GrokStyle
Facebook Buys Image-Matching Tech Co GrokStyle
February 10, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook has acquired GrokStyle, the maker of image-matching technology, to beef up its work in the field. Bloomberg reported Facebook spokeswoman Vanessa Chan confirmed the...

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BB&T, SunTrust Announce ‘Merger Of Equals’ To Create Sixth-Largest US Bank
BB&T, SunTrust Announce ‘Merger Of Equals’ To Create Sixth-Largest US Bank
February 07, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Two of the nation’s largest regional banks – Winston-Salem N.C.-headquartered BB&T and Atlanta-based SunTrust – are joining forces in a bid to compete with the...

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Corporate Payments Growth Fuels FLEETCOR Q4 Earnings
Corporate Payments Growth Fuels FLEETCOR Q4 Earnings
February 07, 2019  |  Earnings

Fuel and commercial payments company FLEETCOR published its Q4 2018 earnings data on Wednesday (Feb. 6). Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ron Clarke is pleased with...

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Raisin Raises $114M To Make Strategic Buys, Expand Internationally
Raisin Raises $114M To Make Strategic Buys, Expand Internationally
February 06, 2019  |  Fintech Investments

Raisin, the pan-European FinTech that operates a marketplace for savings and investment products, announced Wednesday (February 6) that it raised $114 million in venture capital funding,...

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World First To Exit US Market To Keep Sale To Ant Financial Alive
World First To Exit US Market To Keep Sale To Ant Financial Alive
February 01, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

World First, the U.K. money transfer company, has shuttered its U.S. business to avoid having its acquisition by Ant Financial of China blocked by regulators...

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Dropbox Buys HelloSign To Improve Document Workflow
Dropbox Buys HelloSign To Improve Document Workflow
January 28, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Dropbox, the cloud storage company, announced Monday (Jan. 28) that it has acquired HelloSign, an easy-to-use eSignature and document workflow platform. In a blog post,...

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