The Canada Pension Plan Board and Australia's Goodman agree to invest $2.6B+ in data centers in Frankfurt, Amsterdam, and Paris, starting to build in June 2026
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Australia's Goodman Group agreed to set up a multibillion dollar European data center business …
Paris-based Capgemini plans to acquire US-listed IT outsourcing company WNS for $3.3B in cash, seeking to boost its agentic AI services; WNS serves 600+ clients
The French group said it will take over the US-listed firm for $76.50 per share, a premium of about 28% to WNS's average price over the past 90 days.
Paris-based photo-sharing app BeReal has been acquired by video game and app developer Voodoo for €500M; Voodoo's Aymeric Roffé will become BeReal's CEO
Financial Times :
Samsung Electronics' medical device unit Samsung Medison plans to acquire Paris-based Sonio, which makes AI-powered ultrasound workflows software, for ~$92.7M
Samsung Medison, a medical device unit of Samsung Electronics that specializes in developing diagnostic imaging devices …
Blackstone and Digital Realty launch a joint venture to spend $7B developing 10 data centers across four campuses in Frankfurt, Paris, and Northern Virginia
Peter Grant / Wall Street Journal :
Stockholm-based payments startup Trustly acquires Paris-based recurring payments startup SlimPay, sources say for €70M; Trustly shelved its IPO plans in 2021
Aisha S Gani / Bloomberg :
Paris-based defense electronics and cybersecurity company Thales agrees to buy US-based cybersecurity firm Imperva from Thoma Bravo in a deal worth $3.6B
Sudip Kar-Gupta / Reuters :
Parler agrees to be acquired by Ye, formerly Kanye West, to create “an uncancelable ecosystem where all voices are welcome”; the deal is set to close in Q4 2022
and will also sign up to Truth Social Clare Duffy / CNN : Kanye West's biggest challenge with owning Parler may come from Elon Musk Anousha Sakoui / Los Angeles Times : What to know about Parler, the ...
Berlin-based grocery delivery startup Flink acquires Paris-based Cajoo; sources: Flink acquired Cajoo for €90M-€100M and raised €60M-€70M at a €4.8B valuation
Snap acquires Paris-based neurotech startup NextMind and discontinues its $400 headband that let users control aspects of a computer; NextMind had raised ~$4.5M
NextMind made a headband for controlling virtual objects with your thoughts — Meta, Apple, and a slew of other tech companies …