mergers

Foreign Investors Spent $60B Buying UK Tech Firms Since Brexit Vote
Foreign Investors Spent $60B Buying UK Tech Firms Since Brexit Vote
October 17, 2019  |  Brexit

Since the Brexit vote three years ago, foreign buyers have announced $60 billion in deals for U.K. tech companies. Data from Bloomberg shows that the...

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What’s The Best Way To Navigate The New World Of Payments?
What’s The Best Way To Navigate The New World Of Payments?
October 04, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

These are indeed the days for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the world of payments, and that trend looks likely to hold into the 2020s....

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VSP Global Acquires Visionworks
VSP Global Acquires Visionworks
October 03, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

VSP Global announced that it has acquired San Antonio, Texas-based Visionworks. The deal, the details of which were not disclosed, is the single largest investment...

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Bill Gates Says No To Big Tech Breakup
Bill Gates Says No To Big Tech Breakup
September 17, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

Bill Gates isn’t in support of breaking up the biggest U.S. tech companies. That idea was introduced by U.S. Sen. and Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth...

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Grab Looks To Take On Gojek Via OVO Merger
Grab Looks To Take On Gojek Via OVO Merger
September 11, 2019  |  Digital Payments

Indonesian ride-hailing company Grab wants to overtake its rival Gojek, and has some mergers planned to do so, according to Reuters. The SoftBank-backed company is...

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Singapore Enterprise Buys TGI Friday’s; Capgemini Acquires Altran 
Singapore Enterprise Buys TGI Friday’s; Capgemini Acquires Altran 
September 03, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The joint venture partners of TGI Friday’s in India have sold their shares to Singapore-based Universal Success Enterprises, Deal Street Asia reported on Tuesday (Sept....

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Can ISVs And ISOs Thrive Amid Payments Megadeals?
Can ISVs And ISOs Thrive Amid Payments Megadeals?
July 24, 2019  |  Ecosystems

So far, 2019 has been a year of mergers, refashioning the roster of big (and getting bigger) payments solution providers, bringing myriad services under collectively...

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Ebix Pays $337.8M For Merger Deal With India Travel Firm Yatra
Ebix Pays $337.8M For Merger Deal With India Travel Firm Yatra
July 17, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

India’s largest business travel service provider, Yatra Online, has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Atlanta-based software firm Ebix. Ebix said the deal has...

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Regulators Eye ‘Excess Capacity’ In European Banking System
Regulators Eye ‘Excess Capacity’ In European Banking System
July 08, 2019  |  Regulation

In Europe, and specifically in banking, mergers – not for scale, but for efficiency? To that end, Andrea Enria, the European Central Bank supervisor, said...

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