727 posts and columns on acquisition

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Facebook Picks Up Design Expertise with Bolt Peters Talent Grab

in Social on May 24 at 1:16 pm PT

File this one under a small talent acquisition: Facebook has just “acqu-hired” a number of employees from Bolt Peters, a so-called research and design agency. Co-founder Nate Bolt says it will officially close on June 22, after working on more than 200 projects for 90 clients, including Sony, HP, Electronic Arts and the Washington Post. Most of the company’s six employees will be joining Facebook and reporting to Design Director Kate Aronowitz.

Game On! Googorola Acquisition Expected to Close on Tuesday.

in Mobile on May 21 at 4:58 pm PT

Hello, Moto.
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Fat Lady Finally Sings: Yahoo and Alibaba Officially Shake on $7 Billion Stock Sale Deal (Updated)

in News on May 20 at 3:34 pm PT

It’s done.
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In Its First Acquisition as a Public Company, Facebook Buys Social Gifting App Karma

in Social on May 18 at 1:52 pm PT

Facebook apparently figured out what to do with its newfound cash injection.
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Mobile Gaming Is Hot, but Pocket Gems Won’t Sell Out

in Commerce on May 17 at 9:26 am PT

Pocket Gems says it is not for sale, even though other mobile gaming companies like OMGPOP and Funzio are cashing out at big valuations.
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Investors Told Facebook IPO Will Be in $34 to $38 Price Range

in News on May 14 at 4:52 pm PT

Woah, Nelly.
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Tweeter’s Digest: Twitter Rolls Out Weekly Recap Emails

in Social on May 14 at 2:53 pm PT

For those not used to real-time Twitter news, there’s a compact version available.
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Exclusive: Yahoo’s Thompson Out; Levinsohn In; Board Settlement With Loeb Nears Completion

in News on May 13 at 8:59 am PT

The final shoe — shoe store, really — drops.
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Sources: Google Is Close to Buying Meebo

in News on May 11 at 7:42 pm PT

Google is in talks to acquire Meebo, according to two sources close to the situation.
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Samsung Buys a Spot in the Clouds

in Mobile on May 9 at 2:45 pm PT

Samsung announced today it would acquire Palo Alto, Calif.-based mSpot, a mobile cloud-based content service provider. The acquisition, according to the release, “will provide a cloud-based entertainment experience of music, video and radio services for users of Samsung devices.” Price and closing date were not disclosed.

Flipboard CEO McCue Likely to Step Down From Twitter Board Over Potential Future Conflicts (Or Closer Cooperation)

in News, May 7, 2012 at 1:37 pm PT

Ramping Up Mobile Discovery, Facebook Acquires Glancee

in Social, May 4, 2012 at 6:40 pm PT

LinkedIn Buys SlideShare for $119M While Beating Earnings Expectations

in Social, May 3, 2012 at 2:13 pm PT

Chip Maker Buys Rival in $939 Million Deal

in News, May 3, 2012 at 3:00 am PT

CrowdStar Lands $11.5 Million to Support Its Shift From Social to Mobile Gaming

in Commerce, May 2, 2012 at 12:00 pm PT

That $1B for Instagram? It’s 23M Shares of Facebook + $300M in Cash (And a $200M Termination Fee)

in News, April 23, 2012 at 12:43 pm PT

EU Clears Sony’s $2.2 Billion Acquisition of EMI

in Media, April 19, 2012 at 9:47 am PT

EU Expected to Approve Sony’s EMI Music Deal

in Media, April 18, 2012 at 4:00 pm PT

In Facebook Deal, Board Was All but Out of Picture

in Social, April 18, 2012 at 6:00 am PT

Welcome to ATD: The Very Social Mike Isaac

in Social, April 16, 2012 at 8:23 am PT

Google’s $12 Billion Toy

in Mobile, April 11, 2012 at 12:58 pm PT

SAP to Buy Mobile-Application Maker Syclo

in Enterprise, April 10, 2012 at 12:42 pm PT

FaceTagram? InstaBook? Whatever You Call It, All Your Mobile Photo Are Belong to Facebook (for $1 Billion)!

in Media, April 9, 2012 at 12:20 pm PT

Clicking on a Fortune: Facebook to Acquire Photo-Sharing Start-Up Instagram for $1 Billion

in News, April 9, 2012 at 10:03 am PT

Social Games Developer Kabam Buys Gravity Bear for Undisclosed Sum