mergers

Digital Marketplaces Like Amazon Are Primed For Consolidation
Digital Marketplaces Like Amazon Are Primed For Consolidation
December 22, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Investors have spent over $1 billion this year on buying up successful small businesses to try and create new digital conglomerates, according to the Financial...

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eCommerce FinTech Katapult To Go Public By Merging With SPAC
eCommerce FinTech Katapult To Go Public By Merging With SPAC
December 18, 2020  |  Investments

Katapult Holding, Inc. and special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) FinServ Acquisition Corp. said on Friday (Dec. 18) that they have entered into a definitive merger deal....

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Convenience Store M&A Deals Rev Up Despite COVID-19
Convenience Store M&A Deals Rev Up Despite COVID-19
December 17, 2020  |  Retail

The convenience store industry has seen a record $21.7 billion of consolidation deals announced in just the past four months, as a pandemic-related M&A lull...

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China’s Antitrust Regulators Fine Alibaba, Tencent Subsidiary For Past Deals
China’s Antitrust Regulators Fine Alibaba, Tencent Subsidiary For Past Deals
December 14, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

China’s antitrust regulators are taking more strident action in reviewing mergers and other deals made by players in that nation’s booming internet sector. On Monday...

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Huntington Teams With TCF Financial In $22 Billion Bank Merger
Huntington Teams With TCF Financial In $22 Billion Bank Merger
December 14, 2020  |  Acquiring

Huntington Bancshares is merging with TCF Financial in a $22 billion deal that will result in the development of one of the top 10 U.S....

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North Lane, daVinci Payments Finalize Merger; Form Syncapay
North Lane, daVinci Payments Finalize Merger; Form Syncapay
December 10, 2020  |  B2B Payments

North Lane Technologies and daVinci Payments said they have finished their merger, making a “high-growth, premier payment company with innovative technology and solutions,” according to...

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Cannabis Review Site Weedmaps Plans IPO After Closing $1.5 Billion SPAC Merger
Cannabis Review Site Weedmaps Plans IPO After Closing $1.5 Billion SPAC Merger
December 10, 2020  |  IPO

WM Holding Company (WMH) is planning to go public following a $1.5 billion merger deal with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Silver Spike Acquisition Corp....

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Today In Payments: Airbnb Boosts Price Range For IPO; Paysafe Readies $9 Billion IPO Via SPAC
Today In Payments: Airbnb Boosts Price Range For IPO; Paysafe Readies $9 Billion IPO Via...
December 07, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Airbnb raises its IPO pricing just days before its date to go public, Paysafe could go public through a SPAC merger...

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France’s Societe Generale, Credit du Nord To Merge, Ramp Up Digital Banking
France’s Societe Generale, Credit du Nord To Merge, Ramp Up Digital Banking
December 07, 2020  |  Banking

Societe Generale (SocGen) and Credit du Nord, both based in Paris, have approved a plan to merge their retail banking operations, the banks said in...

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