Global market value for orthopedic devices is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4% to $64bn by 2025, driven by the rise in acquisitions within […]
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Back to news homeCannabis marketing startup Fyllo acquires DataOwl
Fyllo has acquired DataOwl, a company offering marketing and loyalty tools for cannabis retailers. Fyllo said it already works with 320 cannabis retailers across 25 states (plus Puerto Rico and […]
Twitter acqui-hires creative agency Ueno to help design new products
Twitter this morning announced it’s bringing the full-service creative agency Ueno in-house to work alongside Twitter’s own design and research teams. The move, an acqui-hire of sorts, is one where […]
Looking ahead after 2020’s epic M&A spree
When we examine any year in enterprise M&A, it’s tempting to highlight the biggest, gaudiest deals — and there were plenty of those in 2020. I’ve written about 34 acquisitions […]
IBM snags Nordcloud to add multi-cloud consulting expertise
IBM has been busy since it announced plans to spin out its legacy infrastructure management business in October, placing an all-in bet on the hybrid cloud. Today, it built on […]
Europe urged to block Google-Fitbit ahead of major digital policy overhaul
The European Commission must block the Google -Fitbit merger as a matter of democratic imperative, prominent academic and author Shoshana Zuboff has warned. The Harvard professor who wrote the defining […]
FTC sues to block P&G’s acquisition of Billie, a razor startup for women
The Federal Trade Commission has sued to block Procter & Gamble’s acquisition of Billie, a NY-based startup that sells razors and body wash. In the notice, the FTC alleged that […]
Why Slack and Salesforce execs think they’re better together
When Salesforce bought Slack earlier this week for $27.7 billion, it was in some ways the end of a startup fairytale. Slack was the living embodiment of the Silicon Valley […]
The DOJ has approved Mastercard’s acquisition of Finicity
Federal regulators have approved Mastercard’s acquisition of Salt Lake City-based startup Finicity, which provides open-banking APIs. The deal is expected to go for $825 million. “We were notified that the […]
Coupa Software snags Llamasoft for $1.5B to bring together spending and supply chain data
Coupa Software, a publicly traded company that helps large corporations manage spending, announced that it was buying Llamasoft, an 18 year old Michigan company that helps large companies manage their […]