acquisitions

eBay Is Acquisition Target For NYSE Owner

eBay Is Acquisition Target For NYSE Owner
eBay Is Acquisition Target For NYSE Owner
February 04, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the owner of the New York Stock Exchange, has reportedly made an offer to take over eBay in a move that might...

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Forever 21 And The Future Of The Mall
Forever 21 And The Future Of The Mall
February 04, 2020  |  Retail

Imagine that you owed your bank or landlord a lot of money. Now imagine that said bank or landlord decided to buy you out. That’s...

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FTC Moves To Halt Edgewell-Harry’s Deal To Protect Competition
FTC Moves To Halt Edgewell-Harry’s Deal To Protect Competition
February 03, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

With qualms over competition in the consumer shaving market, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reportedly intends to bring suit to stop the acquisition of startup...

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UK Watchdog Seeks Tighter Grip On US Big Tech
UK Watchdog Seeks Tighter Grip On US Big Tech
February 03, 2020  |  Regulation

The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is pushing for more leeway to go after U.S. Big Tech firms in the wake of Brexit, the...

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Takeaway Says Just Eat Takeover Is Done Deal
Takeaway Says Just Eat Takeover Is Done Deal
January 31, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

While the two firms still need the go-ahead from a competition authority before they combine operations, Netherlands-based online food ordering company Takeaway.com made it known that its...

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PayPal Hits 305M Active Users In Q4, Cautions Future Economic Uncertainty
PayPal Hits 305M Active Users In Q4, Cautions Future Economic Uncertainty
January 30, 2020  |  Earnings

PayPal put on a strong finish to 2019, managing to beat analyst estimates nearly across the board in terms of revenue, active usership and total...

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Challenger Bank Praxia Fails In Greece
Challenger Bank Praxia Fails In Greece
January 28, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Greek challenger bank Praxia, founded by British-American banker and former Barclays CEO Bob Diamond, will be sold to payments processor Viva Wallet after the country’s...

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Bird Buys eScooter Competitor Circ
Bird Buys eScooter Competitor Circ
January 27, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Creating a combined company that will lead to an addition of over 300 employees to its European operations, California-based Bird has purchased shared eScooter company...

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WEX Expands B2B Footprint With eNett, Optal Buys
WEX Expands B2B Footprint With eNett, Optal Buys
January 24, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

FinTech payments firm WEX is closing a deal to acquire business-to-business (B2B) travel payments startup eNett and B2B optimization company Optal, WEX announced on Friday...

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