Amazon has a $1.7B bid to acquire iRobot (reported by sources).
rumored 1 article 2024-01-19
Amazon iRobot
Sources: the European Union's competition watchdog intends to block Amazon's $1.7B bid to purchase iRobot; IRBT drops ~40% after hours
Wall Street Journal · 2024-01-19 · #28
LiveRamp plans to acquire marketing data startup Habu for $200M in cash and stock; LiveRamp matches customer datasets for brands, advertisers, and retailers.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
LiveRamp Habu
LiveRamp, which matches up customer datasets for brands, advertisers, and retailers, plans to acquire marketing data startup Habu for $200M in cash and stock
Reuters · 2024-01-18 · #41
Thomson Reuters raises its buyout offer for Pagero by 25% to $789M.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-17
Thomson Reuters Pagero
Thomson Reuters acquires a 53.81% stake in Swedish e-invoicing provider Pagero, and raises the buyout offer by 25% to $789M, seeking to ward off rival bids
Reuters · 2024-01-17 · #33
Thomson Reuters increases its offer and acquires a majority stake in Pagero to ward off rival bids.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-17
Thomson Reuters rival bidders
Thomson Reuters acquires a 53.81% stake in Swedish e-invoicing provider Pagero, and raises the buyout offer by 25% to $789M, seeking to ward off rival bids
Reuters · 2024-01-17 · #33
Thomson Reuters acquires a 53.81% stake in Swedish e-invoicing provider Pagero.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-17
Thomson Reuters Pagero
Thomson Reuters acquires a 53.81% stake in Swedish e-invoicing provider Pagero, and raises the buyout offer by 25% to $789M, seeking to ward off rival bids
Reuters · 2024-01-17 · #33
Honeywell remains the majority owner of Quantinuum.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-16
Honeywell Quantinuum
Drizly had operated independently within the Uber family following the acquisition.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-16
Drizly Uber
Uber shuts down alcohol delivery service Drizly, which had operated “independently within the Uber family” since its $1.1B acquisition three years ago
Axios · 2024-01-16 · #25
Uber completed a $1.1B acquisition of Drizly three years ago.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-16
Uber Drizly
Uber shuts down alcohol delivery service Drizly, which had operated “independently within the Uber family” since its $1.1B acquisition three years ago
Axios · 2024-01-16 · #25
Synopsys announces plans to acquire engineering simulation and 3D design software maker Ansys in an approximately $35 billion cash-and-stock deal.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-16
Synopsys Ansys
Chip design software maker Synopsys plans to acquire engineering simulation and 3D design software maker Ansys in a ~$35B cash-and-stock deal
Reuters · 2024-01-16 · #5
SoftwareOne's shares (SWON.SW) fall more than 10% following the rejection of Bain's takeover bid.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-15
SoftwareOne
Switzerland-based SoftwareOne, which advises companies on cloud strategies, rejects Bain's $3.5B takeover, ending months of back-and-forth; SWON.SW drops 10%+
Bloomberg · 2024-01-15 · #17
Switzerland-based SoftwareOne rejects Bain's $3.5B takeover offer after months of back-and-forth.
denied 1 article 2024-01-15
SoftwareOne Bain
Switzerland-based SoftwareOne, which advises companies on cloud strategies, rejects Bain's $3.5B takeover, ending months of back-and-forth; SWON.SW drops 10%+
Bloomberg · 2024-01-15 · #17
Slack is a Salesforce-owned company.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-12
Salesforce Slack
Sources say Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman are competing to buy DocuSign and may partner to clinch a deal; an outcome is expected in the coming weeks.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-12
Bain Capital Hellman & Friedman DocuSign
Sources: PE firms Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman are competing to buy DocuSign but may partner to clinch a deal; an outcome is expected in the coming weeks
Reuters · 2024-01-12 · #26
OpenAI has signed up 260 enterprise customers, representing over 150,000 combined employees, for the corporate version of ChatGPT within four months of launching the product.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-12
OpenAI ChatGPT (corporate) 260 enterprise customers 150,000+ employees combined
OpenAI has signed up 260 enterprise customers with 150K+ employees combined for the corporate version of ChatGPT, barely four months after launching the product
Bloomberg · 2024-01-12 · #25
Unity merged with ironSource in 2022.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-11
Unity ironSource
Tier Mobility and Dott announce plans to merge to form the largest European e-scooter operator.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-10
Tier Mobility Dott largest European e-scooter operator
HPE announces plans to acquire Juniper Networks for about $14 billion in an all-cash deal valued at $40 per share.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-10
HPE Juniper Networks
HPE plans to acquire networking gear maker Juniper Networks for about $14B, or $40 per share, in an all-cash deal; JNPR jumps 21%+
CNBC · 2024-01-10 · #8
Juniper Networks shares jumped about 21% following the acquisition announcement.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-10
Juniper Networks
HPE plans to acquire networking gear maker Juniper Networks for about $14B, or $40 per share, in an all-cash deal; JNPR jumps 21%+
CNBC · 2024-01-10 · #8
Intel agrees to acquire Silicon Mobility, a French fabless silicon and software company that develops EV energy management SoCs, to strengthen its automotive and EV chip offerings.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-10
Intel Silicon Mobility
Intel unveils AI-enabled SoCs for cars and agrees to buy Silicon Mobility, a French fabless silicon and software company that develops EV energy management SoCs
SiliconANGLE · 2024-01-10 · #26
SentinelOne is reported to be acquiring Bengaluru-based cloud security provider PingSafe at a valuation above $100M, according to sources.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-10
SentinelOne PingSafe
SentinelOne acquires Bengaluru-based cloud security provider PingSafe, sources say at a $100M+ valuation; PingSafe had raised ~$3.3M from Peak XV and others
TechCrunch · 2024-01-10 · #41
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire Juniper Networks for roughly $13 billion, a deal that could be announced as soon as this week.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-09
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Juniper Networks
Sources: Texas-based HPE is in advanced talks to acquire California-based Juniper Networks for ~$13B, in a deal that could be announced as soon as this week
Wall Street Journal · 2024-01-09 · #24
ByteDance is reportedly in talks with multiple prospective buyers, including Tencent, to sell its Nuverse gaming unit as part of a plan to exit the gaming industry.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-09
ByteDance Nuverse Tencent
ByteDance is in talks with multiple prospective buyers, including Tencent, to sell its Nuverse gaming unit, as part of a plan to exit the gaming industry
Reuters · 2024-01-09 · #36
Sources say Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, and ByteDance are reluctant to buy Nvidia's lower-powered AI chips that Nvidia hopes to sell to China amid U.S. export curbs.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-07
Alibaba Tencent Baidu ByteDance Nvidia's lower-powered AI chips
Sources: Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, and ByteDance aren't keen on buying Nvidia's lower-powered AI chips and are shifting some orders to Huawei's China-made chips
Wall Street Journal · 2024-01-07 · #7
Sources report Synopsys is in advanced talks to acquire Ansys for about $35B in a stock-and-cash deal; Ansys makes simulation software used in aerospace, health care, and automotive.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-06
Synopsys Ansys
Sources: Synopsys is in advanced talks to acquire Ansys, which makes software used in aerospace, health care, and automotive, for ~$35B in a stock-and-cash deal
Wall Street Journal · 2024-01-06 · #26
Coinbase agrees to acquire an unnamed holding company that holds a MiFID II license.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-06
Coinbase unnamed holding company (holds MiFID II license)
Coinbase agrees to acquire an unnamed holding company that holds a MiFID II license, which would allow Coinbase to begin offering crypto derivatives in the EU
CNBC · 2024-01-06 · #21
The acquisition of the MiFID II-licensed holding company would allow Coinbase to begin offering crypto derivatives in the EU.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-06
Coinbase offer crypto derivatives in the EU
Coinbase agrees to acquire an unnamed holding company that holds a MiFID II license, which would allow Coinbase to begin offering crypto derivatives in the EU
CNBC · 2024-01-06 · #21
Etherscan (founded 2015) acquires Solscan (a Solana block explorer founded in 2021).
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-04
Etherscan Solscan
Etherscan, the leading block explorer for Ethereum that was founded in 2015, acquires Solscan, a block explorer for Solana founded in 2021
Blockworks · 2024-01-04 · #31
Executives did not disclose the deal's value or whether Intel would retain a majority stake.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-04
Intel deal value majority stake retention
Intel spins out Articul8, an AI company backed by DigitalBridge and others; executives did not share the deal's value or if Intel would retain a majority stake
Reuters · 2024-01-04 · #34
Thales reportedly showed interest in Atos' cybersecurity and data unit.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-03
Thales Atos cybersecurity and data unit
Airbus is in talks to acquire Atos' cybersecurity and data unit for up to €1.8B; Atos says another company also made an offer; Thales reportedly showed interest
Bloomberg · 2024-01-03 · #23
Executives did not say whether Intel holds a majority stake in Articul8 AI.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-03
Intel Articul8 AI