Mobvista is reportedly exploring the sale of its mobile ad platform Mintegral after receiving interest from buyers including Bain Capital.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-31
Mobvista Mintegral Bain Capital
Sources: Mobvista explores selling mobile ad platform Mintegral after getting interest from buyers like Bain Capital; Mobvista stock in HK surged ~190% in 2024
Bloomberg · 2024-12-31 · #18
Nvidia plans to open-source Run:ai's software following the acquisition.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-30
Nvidia Run:ai software
Nvidia completes its $700M acquisition of Israel-based Run:ai, which helps orchestrate GPU clouds for AI, and plans to open source Run:ai's software
VentureBeat · 2024-12-30 · #1
Nvidia completes $700M acquisition of Israel-based Run:ai, which provides software for orchestrating GPU clouds for AI.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-30
Nvidia Run:ai
Nvidia completes its $700M acquisition of Israel-based Run:ai, which helps orchestrate GPU clouds for AI, and plans to open source Run:ai's software
VentureBeat · 2024-12-30 · #1
Source reports Employer.com will acquire accounting startup Bench for an undisclosed price.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-30
Employer.com Bench
Source: accounting startup Bench, which had raised $100M+ and abruptly shut down last week, will be acquired by Employer.com for an undisclosed price
TechCrunch · 2024-12-30 · #10
Oracle's cloud computing business has grown in 2024, reportedly adding major customers such as Meta and OpenAI.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-29
Oracle Meta OpenAI
Oracle's shares are up ~63% in 2024, lifting Larry Ellison's net worth to $217B+, as the company enjoyed its biggest stock rally since 1999 and the dot-com boom
CNBC · 2024-12-29 · #25
Paramount and Skydance are referenced in connection with a possible merger.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-29
Paramount Skydance
Oracle's shares are up ~63% in 2024, lifting Larry Ellison's net worth to $217B+, as the company enjoyed its biggest stock rally since 1999 and the dot-com boom
CNBC · 2024-12-29 · #25
Fiserv will acquire Toronto-based Payfare for C$201.5 million (~$140M), with the transaction expected to close in H1 2025.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-25
Fiserv Payfare
Fiserv to acquire Toronto-based Payfare, which lets gig workers on platforms like Uber access their wages early, for $140M, expected to close in H1 2025
Reuters · 2024-12-25 · #11
Sources report Synopsys is set to acquire Ansys for $35B.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-25
Synopsys Ansys
Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission blocks Uber's $950M acquisition of Delivery Hero's Foodpanda unit in Taiwan, citing competition concerns as their combined market share would exceed 90%.
failed 1 article 2024-12-25
Taiwan Fair Trade Commission Uber Delivery Hero's Foodpanda
Taiwan's FTC blocks Uber's $950M acquisition of Delivery Hero's Foodpanda, arguing it would decrease competition as their combined market share would be 90%+
Bloomberg · 2024-12-25 · #4
Broadcom previously bought VMware, referenced as the last comparably large tech deal.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-25
Broadcom VMware
Synopsys is reportedly set to buy Ansys in a $35 billion deal.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-24
Synopsys Ansys
Sources: the EU will conditionally approve US chip design software company Synopsys' $35B Ansys acquisition, the largest tech deal since Broadcom bought VMware
Reuters · 2024-12-24 · #8
Xerox agrees to acquire Lexmark from Ninestar, PAG Asia Capital, and Shanghai Shouda in a $1.5B deal including debt, expected to close in H2 2025.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-24
Xerox Lexmark Ninestar PAG Asia Capital Shanghai Shouda
Xerox agrees to acquire Lexmark from Ninestar, PAG Asia Capital, and Shanghai Shouda in a deal valued at $1.5B, including debt, closing in H2 2025
Wall Street Journal · 2024-12-24 · #25
Dutch tech investor Prosus plans to acquire online travel agency Despegar.com for $1.7 billion ($19.50 per share) to expand in Latin America, with the deal expected to close in Q2 2025.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-23
Prosus Despegar.com
Dutch tech investor Prosus plans to acquire online travel agency Despegar.com for $1.7B, or $19.50 per share, to expand in Latin America, closing in Q2 2025
Bloomberg · 2024-12-23 · #18
Hock Tan downplays/denies interest in an Intel bid, saying he had his 'hands very full' with AI chips.
denied 1 article 2024-12-23
Hock Tan Broadcom Intel
Broadcom CEO Hock Tan says AI spending frenzy will continue until the decade's end, and downplays an Intel bid, saying he had his “hands very full” in AI chips
Financial Times · 2024-12-23 · #21
The reported consortium is said to be planning to bid for U.S. defense contracts and aims to announce the effort in January.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-23
Palantir Anduril OpenAI SpaceX US defense contracts
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January
Financial Times · 2024-12-23 · #23
Sources report Intel has shortlisted buyout firms including Francisco Partners, Silver Lake, and Lattice Semiconductor for the next round of bidding for its Altera unit.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-22
Intel Altera unit Francisco Partners Silver Lake Lattice Semiconductor
Sources report Intel has shortlisted buyout firms Francisco Partners, Silver Lake, and Lattice Semiconductor for the next round of bidding to acquire its Altera unit.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-21
Intel Altera Francisco Partners Silver Lake Lattice Semiconductor
Sources: Intel shortlists buyout firms for the next round of bidding for its Altera unit, including Francisco Partners, Silver Lake, and Lattice Semiconductor
Bloomberg · 2024-12-21 · #24
Qualcomm acquired Nuvia in 2021 for $1.4 billion.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-21
Qualcomm Nuvia
Qualcomm prevails at trial against Arm's claim that it breached a chip tech license acquired in the $1.4B Nuvia purchase in 2021; Arm plans to seek a retrial
Bloomberg · 2024-12-21 · #8
A reporter/commentator speculated Orion might serve as the base for o4.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-21
Orion o4
Sources: OpenAI's GPT-5, codenamed Orion, is behind schedule and faces technical hurdles, including high computing costs and limited high-quality training data
Wall Street Journal · 2024-12-21 · #6
Frank McCourt is lobbying US Congress and members of Trump's team as part of his effort to advance an acquisition of TikTok.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-20
Frank McCourt US Congress Trump's team
A look at Frank McCourt's efforts to acquire TikTok and the obstacles he faces, as he lobbies Congress and Trump's team and recruits former TikTok executives
Bloomberg · 2024-12-20 · #26
Sony acquires 12,054,100 new Kadokawa shares for approximately 50 billion yen (~$318–320M), raising its holding to about 10% and becoming Kadokawa's largest shareholder.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-20
Sony Group Corporation Kadokawa Corporation
Janus Henderson states that M&A activity and good management boost Sony's stock appeal.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-20
Janus Henderson Sony
Sony's shares in Japan surged 50%+ from an August low to reach its new all-time high since 2000 last week, as investors are bullish on its gaming growth in 2025
Bloomberg · 2024-12-20 · #8
Sony increases its stake in Kadokawa from roughly 1.9% to about 10%.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-20
Sony Group Corporation Kadokawa Corporation
Frank McCourt is attempting to acquire TikTok and is actively pursuing a bid to buy the app.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-20
Frank McCourt TikTok
A look at Frank McCourt's efforts to acquire TikTok and the obstacles he faces, as he lobbies Congress and Trump's team and recruits former TikTok executives
Bloomberg · 2024-12-20 · #26
Kadokawa Corporation is the parent company of game developer FromSoftware.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-20
Kadokawa Corporation FromSoftware
ByteDance has said it is unwilling to sell TikTok.
denied 1 article 2024-12-20
ByteDance TikTok
A look at Frank McCourt's efforts to acquire TikTok and the obstacles he faces, as he lobbies Congress and Trump's team and recruits former TikTok executives
Bloomberg · 2024-12-20 · #26
Dotmatics is expected to draw interest from strategic suitors.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-19
Dotmatics strategic suitors
Sources: Insight Partners, which bought Dotmatics for around $629M in 2021, is exploring options for the R&D software maker, including selling it for $5B+
Bloomberg · 2024-12-19 · #18
SoftwareOne announces it will acquire Norwegian rival Crayon in a cash-and-stock deal valuing Crayon at approximately $1.4 billion; the combined company is expected to have about $1.8 billion in revenue.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-19
SoftwareOne Crayon
Swiss tech advisory SoftwareOne to buy Norwegian rival Crayon in a cash and stock deal valuing Crayon at ~$1.4B; the combined firm will have ~$1.8B in revenue
Reuters · 2024-12-19 · #30
Sony Group invests about ¥50 billion (~$320M) to acquire new shares of Kadokawa, raising its stake to roughly 10% and becoming Kadokawa's top shareholder.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-19
Sony Group Kadokawa
Sony buys ~$320M of shares in Japanese media powerhouse Kadokawa, which owns FromSoftware, taking its stake to ~10% and becoming Kadokawa's top shareholder
Reuters · 2024-12-19 · #5
Insight Partners bought Dotmatics for around $629M in 2021.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-19
Insight Partners Dotmatics
Sources: Insight Partners, which bought Dotmatics for around $629M in 2021, is exploring options for the R&D software maker, including selling it for $5B+
Bloomberg · 2024-12-19 · #18