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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PayPal-iZettle Deal Probed By UK Antitrust Watchdog
PayPal-iZettle Deal Probed By UK Antitrust Watchdog
November 27, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The U.K. antitrust watchdog is looking into PayPal‘s acquisition of European startup iZettle, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). In May, PayPal announced it was...

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Amazon To Roll Out PillPack Service To Employees
Amazon To Roll Out PillPack Service To Employees
November 21, 2018  |  Amazon

News of Amazon‘s acquisition of online pharmacy startup PillPack have had analysts assuming the eCommerce conglomerate is ready to introduce an online pharmacy to its suite...

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Tradeshift Pursues Basware Takeover
Tradeshift Pursues Basware Takeover
November 21, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Supply chain payments company Tradeshift is reportedly vying for an acquisition of Finnish eInvoicing and B2B payments company Basware. Bloomberg reported on Tuesday (Nov. 20)...

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Data Dive, Thankful Edition: Chase, FLEETCOR And SMBs Of All Sorts
Data Dive, Thankful Edition: Chase, FLEETCOR And SMBs Of All Sorts
November 19, 2018  |  Data Dive

Most Americans will be looking forward to a shorter than average workweek, as its backend will be taken up with eating, giving thanks and shopping....

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Xero Targets Taxes With Instafile Acquisition
Xero Targets Taxes With Instafile Acquisition
November 16, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Cloud accounting software firm Xero is broadening its reach in the small business tax filing space through an acquisition of Instafile. ZDNet reported this week...

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FLEETCOR May Be Nearing Western Union Business Payments Buy
FLEETCOR May Be Nearing Western Union Business Payments Buy
November 15, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Western Union and FLEETCOR are nearing an agreement to sell WU’s business payments operations to the fleet payments firm, according to reports in PE Hub...

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GDPR Compliance Stalls EMEA Acquisition Activity
GDPR Compliance Stalls EMEA Acquisition Activity
November 13, 2018  |  Regulation

A new survey shows that an increasing number of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are not going through because of concerns over General Data Protection Regulation...

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Singapore Alt-Lender Merges With eProcurement Platform
Singapore Alt-Lender Merges With eProcurement Platform
November 09, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Two Singapore-based FinTechs are combining their services to create a unified supply chain financing tool. Reports in Vulcan Post on Thursday (Nov. 8) said that...

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CVS Eyes Concept Stores Amid Planned Aetna Deal
CVS Eyes Concept Stores Amid Planned Aetna Deal
November 07, 2018  |  Retail

With CVS’ planned acquisition of Aetna expected to close prior to Thanksgiving, the combined company plans to tackle health outcomes and services while reducing health...

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