mergers and acquisitions

BNPL FinTech valU Acquires Paynas to Expand Offering in MENA
BNPL FinTech valU Acquires Paynas to Expand Offering in MENA
August 22, 2022  |  BNPL

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) FinTech valU has acquired employee management and benefits company Paynas, saying this will contribute to valU’s mission of bringing seamless...

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Yahoo Owner Apollo Global Eyes Bid for Twitter
Yahoo Owner Apollo Global Eyes Bid for Twitter
April 18, 2022  |  Partnerships

Apollo Global Management is thinking about taking part in a bid for Twitter, a Wall Street Journal report said Monday (April 18). This comes after...

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US Senate Bill Proposes Ban on Mergers Over $5B, Sets up Regulator Tools
US Senate Bill Proposes Ban on Mergers Over $5B, Sets up Regulator Tools
March 17, 2022  |  Partnerships

Two Democratic lawmakers rolled out a bill Wednesday (March 16) which would add more regulations on mergers, a report said, including a prohibition on those...

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SPACs Turn to Alternative Funding as Investor Cash Dries Up
SPACs Turn to Alternative Funding as Investor Cash Dries Up
March 07, 2022  |  SPAC

Dealmakers looking at taking companies public through special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) mergers are having trouble finding investors, and have been making short-term agreements with...

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FTC, DOJ to Overhaul Merger Guidelines
FTC, DOJ to Overhaul Merger Guidelines
March 07, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) are working together to transform their merger guidelines, with the new rules likely to most...

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Data Shows Big Tech’s ‘Build vs. Buy’ Debate Favors ‘Buy’
Data Shows Big Tech’s ‘Build vs. Buy’ Debate Favors ‘Buy’
September 20, 2021  |  Acquiring

One decade.  And 616 acquisitions and hundreds of billions of dollars spent. Big Tech has been busy, to say the least, buying up smaller rivals....

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‘Founders In Residence’ Program Helps Brands Transition To D2C
‘Founders In Residence’ Program Helps Brands Transition To D2C
July 16, 2021  |  Startups

Large marketplaces like Amazon create an amazing first step opportunity for entrepreneurs looking to test out if their business idea works — if they can...

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The Big Business Of Small Business M&A
The Big Business Of Small Business M&A
May 12, 2021  |  B2B Payments

The unexpected impacts of the coronavirus crisis continue to pour into the market, one of them being a flurry of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity....

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WEX To Acquire benefitexpress For $275 Million
WEX To Acquire benefitexpress For $275 Million
April 14, 2021  |  News

FinTech platform WEX has signed an agreement to acquire benefitexpress, a cloud-based benefits administrator, for $275 million, the FinTech announced today (April 14). With benefitexpress,...

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