Mergers/Acquisitions

Everything you need to know about mergers & acquisitions, including which companies are making deals, downsizing, and outsourcing IT, and how you can bring together corporate cultures for smoother transition.

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Google, Facebook Launch Bidding War for Waze

Google is reportedly bidding for crowd-sourced map app provider Waze, igniting a possible bidding war with Facebook. Full Story »
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Yahoo Acquires Gaming Infrastructure Startup Playerscale

Yahoo said it would continue to support the gaming development platform

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Softbank Gets State Approval for Sprint Acquisition

The California Public Utilities Commission is the final state to approve the deal

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Adobe continues social push, acquires mobile app agency

Adobe acquired Thumb Labs, the New York-based creator of Behance, a platform it bought last year

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Softbank Said to Be in Talks with US to Allay National Security Fears

The Japanese company will allow the U.S government to approve a director on the Sprint Nextel board tasked with monitoring security issues

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Sprint Hikes Bid for Clearwire to Counter Dish's Offer

Sprint is now offering $3.40 per share to buy out the half of Clearwire it doesn't already own

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Sprint Gets Softbank Clearance to Negotiate with Dish

SoftBank maintains that its offer for Sprint Nextel is the better one

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Report: Yahoo board approves deal to buy Tumblr for $1.1B

Rumors that Yahoo might be in talks to acquire the blogging site emerged last week

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Yahoo Calls Press Conference Amid Tumblr Acquisition Rumors

Yahoo invited media to an event in New York on Monday but gave no details

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Dell profit dives 79 percent on falling PC sales

Dell reported another weak quarter as its founder fights to make it a private company

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Dell Board Warns Icahn Bid Could Leave the Company Short of Cash

Dell's board has told activist investor Carl Icahn it needs more information in order to evaluate his latest bid

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Yahoo Acquires Loki Studios As Part of Acquisition Spree

Yahoo acquired three companies last week alone

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Wall Street Beat: Rise in Markets Could Fuel Tech M&a

Confidence in the economy will help companies value bigger deals

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Salesforce.com to buy Clipboard, shutting down service

The Clipboard service will be discontinued on June 30