acquisitions

Panic Arises As Chinese Company Plans To Acquire U.S. MoneyGram
Panic Arises As Chinese Company Plans To Acquire U.S. MoneyGram
April 03, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Foreign interference with U.S. organizations or the government is always a concern. Following the 2016 presidential election, this concern has likely only increased its level....

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Amazon Staffers Part Ways With Quidsi Following Profit Stagnation
Amazon Staffers Part Ways With Quidsi Following Profit Stagnation
March 30, 2017  |  Amazon

In the startup atmosphere, there are a few signs that point to success. Raising enough funds and making enough profit to file an IPO or...

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Industrious Acquires PivotDesk, Raises $25M In New Funds
Industrious Acquires PivotDesk, Raises $25M In New Funds
March 29, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Industrious, the second-biggest U.S. coworking firm by number of locations, announced that it acquired PivotDesk, a search website for spare office space. According to Reuters,...

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Vista Equity Looking To Unload Vivid Seats For $1.5B
Vista Equity Looking To Unload Vivid Seats For $1.5B
March 27, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Vivid Seats, an online secondary ticket marketplace, is looking for a buyer and hoping to sell for a price of about $1.5 billion, according to TechCrunch....

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Alibaba Tracker: Entertainment Value
Alibaba Tracker: Entertainment Value
March 23, 2017  |  Investments

Alibaba stock (BABA) continues to ride the wave kicked off by the company’s strong Q3 results and Olympic sponsorship news in the end of January....

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Conversocial Buys HipMob To Boost Online Customer Care Process
Conversocial Buys HipMob To Boost Online Customer Care Process
March 22, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Conversocial, the U.K.-headquartered social customer service platform, has acquired Silicon Valley startup HipMob, a web-based and in-app live chat platform. The integration of HipMob’s technology...

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Ant Financial Considers Higher MoneyGram Bid  
Ant Financial Considers Higher MoneyGram Bid  
March 21, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Will Ant march its bid higher? In a bidding war that may escalate, Ant Financial is looking at whether it wants to bid higher for...

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First Data Buys Acculynk To Expand Its eCommerce Offerings
First Data Buys Acculynk To Expand Its eCommerce Offerings
March 17, 2017  |  Payment Methods

First Data, the commerce-enabling technology company, announced Thursday (March 16) it entered into an agreement to acquire Acculynk, an Atlanta-based technology company that delivers eCommerce...

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The MoneyGram Acquisition — Is A Bidding War Coming Soon?
The MoneyGram Acquisition — Is A Bidding War Coming Soon?
March 15, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Who said that money transmitters with large physical footprints weren’t sexy? In a turn of events — surprising enough that if it had happened two...

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