acquisitions

EU Gives Amazon the OK for the $6.5B MGM Deal

EU Gives Amazon the OK for the $6.5B MGM Deal
EU Gives Amazon the OK for the $6.5B MGM Deal
March 16, 2022  |  Amazon

European Union antitrust officials have given the green light to the Amazon proposal to buy storied movie studio MGM, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday...

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Webuy Snaps Up Group Buying Rival Chilibeli
Webuy Snaps Up Group Buying Rival Chilibeli
March 15, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Social eCommerce startup Webuy acquired its biggest rival, community group buying platform Chilibeli, for undisclosed terms, Asia Tech Daily reported on Tuesday (March 15). Both...

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Ultrafast Grocery Acquisitions Continue Amid Category’s Demand for Consolidation
Ultrafast Grocery Acquisitions Continue Amid Category’s Demand for Consolidation
March 15, 2022  |  Delivery

Because reaching scale is ultrafast grocers’ only hope of making the model work, the number of players currently making moves in the space around the...

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Amazon: Out-of-Court Settlement With Future Retail Is Impossible
Amazon: Out-of-Court Settlement With Future Retail Is Impossible
March 15, 2022  |  Amazon

Amazon.com has told India’s top court that talks to settle the dispute with Future Retail Ltd., the Mumbai-based retailer with more than 1,500 stores in...

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Loyalty Solutions Firm Giift Acquires Majority Stake in FinTech Xoxoday
Loyalty Solutions Firm Giift Acquires Majority Stake in FinTech Xoxoday
March 14, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Singapore-based loyalty management company Giift has acquired a majority stake in Xoxoday, India’s FinTech Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider in the rewards space, the companies announced Monday...

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French InsurTech +Simple Snags $98M for Expansion, Consolidation
French InsurTech +Simple Snags $98M for Expansion, Consolidation
March 11, 2022  |  Investments

French InsurTech +Simple brought in 90 million euros ($98.2 million) and acquired three European companies to expand its platform, which operates as an insurance robo-broker...

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Money Management Service Hank Set to Acquire Mortgage Firm
Money Management Service Hank Set to Acquire Mortgage Firm
March 11, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Money management platform Hank Payments announced Friday (March 11) it wants to acquire an unnamed mortgage payment platform provider. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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DOJ, FTC Summit May Shed Light on Merger Guidelines Reform
DOJ, FTC Summit May Shed Light on Merger Guidelines Reform
March 11, 2022  |  Regulation

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Thursday (March 10) that its Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will cohost a conference on...

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Software Provider MeridianLink to Acquire FinTech StreetShares
Software Provider MeridianLink to Acquire FinTech StreetShares
March 10, 2022  |  Acquisitions

MeridianLink, which provides modern software platforms for financial institutions and consumer reporting agencies, announced Thursday (March 10) that it intends to buy StreetShares, a FinTech...

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