Acquisition

An asset or object bought or obtained, typically by a library or museum.

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Uber Buys Dubai Ride-Hailing Unicorn Careem For $3.1B

Uber Buys Dubai Ride-Hailing Unicorn Careem For $3.1B
Uber Buys Dubai Ride-Hailing Unicorn Careem For $3.1B
October 02, 2019  |  Partnerships

Uber coughed up over $3 billion to get its hands on Dubai’s ride-hailing startup Careem, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday (Oct. 2). Get the...

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Crypto Startup RSK Acquires Social Network Taringa
Crypto Startup RSK Acquires Social Network Taringa
September 27, 2019  |  Partnerships

Crypto startup RSK will buy Spanish social media network Taringa in a bid to expand and to gain access to the platform’s 20 million users,...

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Retail Pulse: Walmart Provides Health Career Path; Inspire Brands To Buy Jimmy John’s
Retail Pulse: Walmart Provides Health Career Path; Inspire Brands To Buy Jimmy John’s
September 27, 2019  |  Retail

Brick-and-mortar retailers are expanding their efforts to provide customers with health and wellness services while taking steps to train their employees for healthcare roles. Walmart, in...

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Walmart Fields Acquisition Interest In JetBlack
Walmart Fields Acquisition Interest In JetBlack
September 26, 2019  |  Partnerships

Walmart has reportedly been getting outside interest in JetBlack, its texting-based shopping platform geared toward busy urban families. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Clutter Expands Into Self-Storage With Acquisition Of The Storage Fox
Clutter Expands Into Self-Storage With Acquisition Of The Storage Fox
September 20, 2019  |  Partnerships

Clutter, an on-demand storage company that has been backed by the likes of SoftBank, has acquired The Storage Fox, a storage startup with locations much...

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Developers’ Education Site Thinkful Discovers Data Breach
Developers’ Education Site Thinkful Discovers Data Breach
September 19, 2019  |  Cybersecurity

Thinkful, an online education site for developers, has revealed that it has been hit with a data breach. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Deutsche Bank Takes Stake In Open Banking FinTech
Deutsche Bank Takes Stake In Open Banking FinTech
September 19, 2019  |  Partnerships

Deutsche Bank has acquired a 4.9 percent stake in the German-based FinTech Deposit Solutions, according to a Deutsche Bank press release on Thursday (Sept. 19)....

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Retail Pulse: Target Prepares For Holiday Orders; McDonald’s To Acquire Apprente
Retail Pulse: Target Prepares For Holiday Orders; McDonald’s To Acquire Apprente
September 13, 2019  |  Retail

Brick-and-mortar retailers are doubling down on digital as they look to staff their stores for the busy holiday shopping season. Target, for instance, plans to...

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