Merger And Acquisition news and trends

Amazon to Buy One Medical for $3.9B to Expand Healthcare Offerings
Amazon // July 21, 2022

Retail behemoth Amazon is expanding its healthcare offerings with the acquisition of tech-powered primary care provider One Medical, according to the company Thursday (July 21). Amazon will acquire One Medical for $18 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at about $3.9 billion, including One Medical’s...

GoDaddy To Buy Social Content Startup Over
Partnerships / Acquisitions // January 30, 2020

Continuing its strategy to enhance and move beyond website domain management, GoDaddy will acquire social media start-up company Over, according to published reports Wednesday (Jan. 29). GoDaddy’s vice president of growth and product Justin Tsai confirmed the proposed acquisition and its focus on becoming a...

T-Mobile, Sprint Merger Wins FCC Approval
Regulation // October 17, 2019

The merger between T-Mobile and Sprint has officially received enough votes to win approval by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Although Democrats Geoffrey Starks and Jessica Rosenworcel voted against the approval, three Republicans voted in favor of the merger, giving the deal final approval. “Three...

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Global Merger-and-Acquisition Activity Drops 36% in Second Half of 2022

December 29, 2022
There was a record drop in global merger-and-acquisition (M&A) activity over the last six months.  The value of global M&A deal-making fell from $2.2 trillion in the first half of 2022 to $1.4 trillion in the second half, the Financial Times (FT) reported Thursday (Dec. 29), citing figures from data provider Refinitiv.  That’s the greatest […]

Amazon to Buy One Medical for $3.9B to Expand Healthcare Offerings

July 21, 2022
Retail behemoth Amazon is expanding its healthcare offerings with the acquisition of tech-powered primary care provider One Medical, according to the company Thursday (July 21). Amazon will acquire One Medical for...

GoDaddy To Buy Social Content Startup Over

January 30, 2020
Continuing its strategy to enhance and move beyond website domain management, GoDaddy will acquire social media start-up company Over, according to published reports Wednesday (Jan. 29). GoDaddy’s vice president of...

T-Mobile, Sprint Merger Wins FCC Approval

October 17, 2019
The merger between T-Mobile and Sprint has officially received enough votes to win approval by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Although Democrats Geoffrey Starks and Jessica Rosenworcel voted against the...