680 posts and columns on acquisition

Justice Department Poised to Clear Google-Motorola Deal

in Mobile on February 8 at 3:48 pm PT

The U.S. Justice Department is poised to clear Google Inc.’s $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. as early as next week, according to people familiar with the matter, giving Google a powerful armory of technology patents to deploy in the smartphone wars.

Groupon Acquires Mertado for Its Social Commerce Expertise

in Commerce on January 20 at 4:51 pm PT

Groupon has acquired its second start-up in the social commerce space over the past month.
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RIM Jumps on Samsung Buyout Rumors, but Licensing Deal More Likely

in Mobile on January 17 at 2:49 pm PT

RIM is reportedly talking to Samsung, but what is it talking about?
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News Byte

Symantec Buys LiveOffice for $115 Million

in Enterprise on January 16 at 12:19 pm PT

Symantec said it had acquired LiveOffice, a privately-held cloud-based archiving company, for about $115 million. The security software company said the “acquisition will extend Symantec’s intelligent information governance offering to the cloud, providing customers choice between on-premise, cloud or hybrid delivery of Symantec solutions.” (Yes, the company actually said that.)

RIM Rumors Resurface

in Mobile on January 13 at 4:00 am PT

Rumors of a Research In Motion sale are swirling again.
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IPO Watch: Facebook Hiring Brunswick to Help With Comms for Expected Public Offering

in Media on January 6 at 4:36 pm PT

Let the Hunger, oops, PR games begin!
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News Byte

Lowe’s Hardware Remodels Offerings by Acquiring Online Retailer

in Commerce on December 29, 2011 at 3:41 pm PT

In order to expand its offerings online, Lowe’s has acquired ATG Stores, a Kirkland, Wash.-based home improvement retailer that operates more than 500 Web sites, ranging from LightingUniverse.com to HandandPowerToolShop.com. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Lowe’s said the 12-year-old company will continue to maintain separate branding and independent merchandising.

Samsung Hires Former AOL and Google Content Exec David Eun to Lead Renewed Media Push

in Media on December 14, 2011 at 6:20 am PT

The South Korean consumer electronics giant is upping its media game against more aggressive rivals like Google, Apple and Amazon.
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Google Buys Alfred Restaurant Recommendation App for Local Team

in News on December 13, 2011 at 10:42 am PT

Google today said it had acquired Clever Sense, maker of personalized restaurant recommendations apps (if you liked that, then you’ll like this).
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Airbnb Hires Former Yahoo Legal Eagle Belinda Johnson as General Counsel

in Commerce on December 9, 2011 at 7:44 am PT

Here’s the lawyer who’s going to write that ironclad lease — that promised espresso maker better be there! — for the lovely apartment in Italy we rented.
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IBM to Buy DemandTec for $440 Million

in Enterprise, December 8, 2011 at 8:50 am PT

Yup, It’s an “Acqhire”: Facebook Gets Gowalla for Its People

The Yahoo Lawsuits Begin: Put the Non-Blabby Deals in Your PIPE and Smoke It

in News, December 5, 2011 at 9:25 am PT

Here’s Gowalla CEO’s Non-Denial Denial Email to Investors About Facebook Acquisition

in Social, December 4, 2011 at 9:54 pm PT

AT&T, T-Mobile Mull Plan B

in Mobile, November 30, 2011 at 1:58 pm PT

AT&T Tries to Retool Fading T-Mobile Bid by Boosting Leap

in Mobile, November 29, 2011 at 1:04 pm PT

Twitter Buys Security Hacker’s Android Start-Up

in Social, November 28, 2011 at 11:42 am PT

FCC Chief to Seek Hearing on AT&T Deal

in News, November 22, 2011 at 12:40 pm PT

VeriFone Pays $800 Million-Plus for Europe’s Big Payment Provider

Exclusive: Disney Acquires “Sophisticated” Mommy Blog Platform Babble Media

in Media, November 14, 2011 at 6:45 am PT

Another Googley “Acqhire” — Contextual Search Start-Up Apture to Join the Chrome Team

in News, November 10, 2011 at 10:57 am PT

Facebook Picks Up Apple Alum’s HTML5 Start-Up, Strobe

in Mobile, November 8, 2011 at 9:01 am PT

Yahoo’s Product Runway: Are You In or Out?

in Media, November 2, 2011 at 10:41 am PT

VeriFone Acquires Company That Helps Retailers Swap Registers for iPads

in Commerce, November 1, 2011 at 1:09 pm PT

Clearspring Buys Data Science Start-Up XGraph

in News, November 1, 2011 at 5:00 am PT