Amazon files planning documents in Illinois to construct a 225,000 square foot big-box store, a return to a “Target-like” retail concept it previously shelved
Amazon has started laying the groundwork to open a big-box retail store in the Chicago suburbs, according to planning documents.
Amazon files planning documents in Illinois to construct a 225,000 square foot big-box store, a return to a “Target-like” retail concept it previously shelved
Amazon has started laying the groundwork to open a big-box retail store in the Chicago suburbs, according to planning documents.
Thoma Bravo agrees to acquire a stake in Chicago-based Trading Technologies, sources say the deal values the capital markets industry SaaS provider at over $1B
Buyout firm Thoma Bravo has agreed to acquire a stake in Trading Technologies International Inc. in a transaction valued at more than $1 billion …
Former Twilio CEO and co-founder Jeff Lawson buys The Onion from G/O Media, via his company Global Tetrahedron; Lawson had long wanted to buy the satirical site
The satirical news website was bought by a new firm in Chicago that took inspiration for its name, Global Tetrahedron, from a book written by The Onion's staff.
Chicago-based market research service Tegus acquires Vancouver and NYC-based financial data and analytics startup Canalyst, sources say for CAD$400M to CAD$500M
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BigTime Software, which helps companies monitor and manage their finances through budgeting, tracking, and invoicing, raises $100M from Vista Equity Partners
Chicago tech firm BigTime Software has landed a large investment from Vista Equity Partners as it looks to grow its software for professional services firms.
Sources: Chicago-based Relativity, which law firms use to sift through data during discovery, gets an investment from Silver Lake valuing the company at $3.6B
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Tastytrade, a Chicago-based online brokerage and financial media company, to be acquired by UK's IG Group in a deal worth over $1B in cash and stock
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Thoma Bravo buys Flexera, a Chicago-based IT asset management company, sources say for $2.85B; Thoma Bravo previously bought Flexera in 2008 and sold it in 2011
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eBay to sell StubHub to Swiss ticket resale marketplace Viagogo for about $4.05B in cash
- The sale is expected to close by the end of the first quarter of 2020, subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions. — Tickets are offered for sale through StubHub in Chicago, I...