Corporate Acquisition
Yesterday there were rumors that Apple was going to close a deal on Shazam. A deal, worth hundreds of millions, was later confirmed as Apple ......
One of the more storied smartphone manufacturers, HTC, has been in dire straits for a long time. A company which was one of the first smartphone ......
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According to sources, Microsoft is willing to help financially back bids to acquire Yahoo, including those from private equity firms.
After a few delays, Foxconn has agreed to purchase Sharp for $4 billion, with the deal expected next week.
Gaming giant Activision Blizzard has completed their acquisition of Candy Crush maker King Digital today, buying the mobile gaming company for $5.9 billion.
Hard drive maker Western Digital has announced their acquisition of memory card giant SanDisk for $19 billion in cash and stock.
According to some new speculation, Apple may have acquired real-time motion capture studio Faceshift.
After talks had stalled last month, it appears Intel has resumed negotiations to purchase chip maker Altera.
Verizon Communications has announced today the purchase of AOL for $4.4 billion as the company looks to expand its advertising and mobile video services.
According to Comcast's most recent earnings report, the cable giant has spent over $330 million in 'transaction-related costs' in its attempt to acquire Time Warner Cable, and Time Warner spent over $220 million.
According to new reports, Google could be preparing to acquire the mobile payments company Softcard (formerly known as Isis) to boost their current offerings in the space.
According to sources, Verizon has had discussions with AOL with massive telecom looking to either acquire the smaller Internet company or join up in order to expand their mobile-video library.
French startup carrier Iliad Group has ended their plans to try to acquire T-Mobile US.
Microsoft has confirmed it is acquiring Minecraft creator Mojang AB for $2.5 billion, a huge bet that the popular game will remain popular into the future, and that the company can build other hits, as well.
According to multiple sources, Microsoft is in deep discussions to buy 'Minecraft' maker Mojang AB, at a $2 billion price tag.
Amazon has acquired video game live streaming video service Twitch.tv for $970 million, following an earlier rumor that the company was looking to pay up to one billion.
Flurry, well known in the mobile industry for its in-depth analytics, has been acquired for over $200 million by Yahoo.
According to sources, Google is actively in talks to acquire video search startup Baarzo, although it remains unclear whether a final agreement has already been reached.
Vevo, the massive music video streaming service, has now put itself up for sale with an estimated value of $1 billion.
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