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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Finish Line Completes Merger With JD Sports
Finish Line Completes Merger With JD Sports
June 18, 2018  |  Retail

Becoming an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of JD Sports, Finish Line has completed its merger with the European retailer. As a result of the merger,...

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Rent-A-Center Receives Offer Letter After Strategic Review Ends
Rent-A-Center Receives Offer Letter After Strategic Review Ends
June 11, 2018  |  Retail

Hours after Rent-A-Center ended its strategic review, the company said that it had received an increased offer letter from a potential suitor. But the party,...

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SAP Consolidates Front-Office Software, Announces CoreSystems Takeover
SAP Consolidates Front-Office Software, Announces CoreSystems Takeover
June 06, 2018  |  B2B Payments

SAP has announced what Reuters called “its biggest product makeover in years,” as the enterprise software conglomerate steps up against rivals. The publication said Tuesday...

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Flipkart Will Still Be A Board-Run Company With Walmart Deal
Flipkart Will Still Be A Board-Run Company With Walmart Deal
June 04, 2018  |  Retail

While Walmart has taken a majority stake in Flipkart, the company’s operating structure will remain the same: Flipkart Co-founder and Group CEO Binny Bansal said that...

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M&A, Bitcoin Trading Adds $8B In Market Cap To Square
M&A, Bitcoin Trading Adds $8B In Market Cap To Square
June 01, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Shares of Square have risen almost 50 percent, adding about $8 billion in market value, since the company launched bitcoin trading last year for its...

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PayPal Invests In Pine Labs, The Indian POS Device Maker
PayPal Invests In Pine Labs, The Indian POS Device Maker
May 31, 2018  |  Retail

PayPal, the digital payments company, has participated in a round of fundraising with Pine Labs of India, in which it raised $125 million. According to...

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Tencent Partners For ‘Smart Retail’
Tencent Partners For ‘Smart Retail’
May 31, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The Chinese real estate giant Dalian Wanda Group is creating a joint venture with Tencent, one of China’s biggest technology companies and the former local...

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PayPal Buys AI Prediction Platform
PayPal Buys AI Prediction Platform
May 30, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

PayPal announced Tuesday (May 29) that it has acquired Jetlore, the artificial intelligence-powered prediction platform. In a blog post, PayPal said Jetlore’s platform is used...

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Barclays May Be Considering Standard Chartered Merger
Barclays May Be Considering Standard Chartered Merger
May 24, 2018  |  B2B Payments

U.K. banking giant Barclays is reportedly looking into the possibility of merging with Standard Chartered. Reports in The Financial Times said Wednesday (May 23) that Barclays...

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