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• in Cloud Computing
  Let the Mobile Office Wars Begin: Google Buys Quickoffice
  With its recent purchase of mobile office suite creator Quickoffice, Google just stomped a huge footprint in Microsoft's front yard. Your move, Redmond.
  by dopodomani / on Jun 5, 2012
• in Business
  The Google Acquisition Machine: What Does It Do With All Those Properties?
  Here's the skinny on some of the big-dollar purchases Google has made recently and where they are now.
  by jamesburchill / on May 8, 2011
• in Technology
  Tech Mergers Can Be Washouts
  Big Technology companies are increasingly gobbling up nifty and innovative units to protect their turf and to fight battles with competitors
  by ecothrust / on Jul 8, 2010

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “acquisitions”

 

• H.B. Fuller Company Agrees to Acquire Plexbond Quimica, S/A

  
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  ST. PAUL, Minn., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- H.B. Fuller Company (NYSE: FUL) announced today that it has signed an agreement to purchase adhesives company Plexbond Quimica, S/A, a provider of chemical polyurethane specialties and polyester resins. This business generated...
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• KPS Capital Partners, LP Announces Formation Of Expera Specialty Solutions; Creates The Leading Specialty Paper Company In North America; Agrees To Acquire The Specialty Paper Business Of Wausau Paper Corp. And The Thilmany Division Of Packaging Dyn

  
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  NEW YORK, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- KPS Capital Partners, LP ("KPS") announced today that, through a newly formed company, Expera Specialty Solutions, LLC and its affiliates ("Expera"), it has entered into definitive agreements with Wausau Paper Corp. (NYSE: WPP) ("Wausau") to...
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• Tumblr Is Full of Porn, Just as We Suspected

  
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  Before Yahoo announced their plans to buy Tumblr for $1.1 billion , some analysts wondered if and to what end the fact that Tumblr is full of porn would affect that decision. Apparently, not too much, as Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer made the thing official this morning. Still, some Tumblr users worry that in an attempt to ...
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• Credit Ratings Agency: Dell Downgrade on Buyout, Junk Status Imminent

  
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  Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) may still be involved in a massive go-private transaction which may or may not have a competing bid of sorts from Carl Icahn. Now Dell is faced with a credit rating agency...
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• Putting the Exclamation Point Back in Yahoo

  
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  The Tumblr acquisition puts all the hype – and the 70 percent rise in Yahoos stock since Marissa Mayer took over as chief – to the test.
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• Tumblr officially acquired for $1.1 billion by Yahoo

  
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  Yahoo has officially acquired Tumblr for $1.1 billion in mostly cash, the rumours about this deal have been circulating for weeks, with Tumblr fans dead set against the idea of Yahoo coming in and slapping ads all over the microblogging site.
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• E.Land and K-Swiss Inc. Announce Strategic Acquisition of OTZ Shoes Inc.

  
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  WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- E.Land World Limited (E.Land) and K-Swiss Inc., owner of the K-Swiss and Palladium brands, announced today the strategic acquisition of Malibu, California-based contemporary comfort footwear brand OTZ Shoes Inc. (OTZ Shoes)....
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• Meetic Buys Pastas Party For Its Singles Events

  
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  REUTERS - May 20 - Meetic has acquired the assets of Pastas Party, the leading French website for singles events. Created in 2007 by Héloïse Dion, Pastas Party has developed a range of singles events across France and runs a community of ~100K singles. In December 2012 Meetic launched a complementary offline event ...
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• Opes Advisors Announces Launch Of New Bridge Loan Program

  
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  PALO ALTO, Calif., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Opes Advisors, an innovative wealth management and mortgage banking firm, announces the launch of our new Bridge Loan program.  Our new bridge loans were specifically designed to help current homeowners who are looking to...
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• Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Garza Long Group

  
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  ITASCA, Ill., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE: AJG) today announced the acquisition of Garza Long Group located in Weslaco, Texas.  Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Founded in November 2011, Garza Long Group (GLG) offers a wide range of...
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• A Banner Year for Tech Deal-Making

  
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  The value of deals in the sector announced in the United States so far this year has reached $51.4 billion, according to data from Standard & Poors Capital IQ. Thats nearly triple the amount in the period a year earlier.
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• Urban Commons Purchases the Radisson Plaza San Jose

  
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  LOS ANGELES, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Urban Commons, LLC, together with Brighton Management, announces today the purchase of the Radisson Plaza in San Jose, beginning the commencement of the new Four Points by Sheraton® San Jose.  The property is a full service,...
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• Yahoo Board Approves Tumblr Acquisition

  
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  MASHABLE - May 19 - Yahoo s board of directors has approved a $1.1 billion acquisition of blogging platform Tumblr . The deal is reportedly an all-cash acquisition. CEO Marissa Mayer was interested in the platforms younger-skewing user base, and had been in talks with the board about Tumblr for the last six weeks. ...
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• Vista Equity Partners to Buy Websense

  
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  Buyout firm Vista Equity Partners agreed to pay about $1 billion to acquire Websense Inc., a maker of software and services designed to help protect companies against cyber attacks and data theft. Under the terms of the agreement, Websense stockholders will receive $24.75 in cash for each share of Websense common ...
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• DealBook: Royalty Pharma Raises Bid for a Resistant Elan

  
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  Royalty Pharma sweetened its offer on Monday for Elan, the Irish drug company, on the same day that Elan announced two acquisitions, a spinoff, a share buyback and an $800 million bond issue as it sought to fend off the takeover attempt.        
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• Bits Blog: Tumblr Founder Says Site to Stay ‘Independent’ Effort

  
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  A day after Yahoo’s board approved a deal to acquire Tumblr, Marissa Mayer, Yahoo’s chief, and David Karp, Tumblr’s founder, reassured users that Tumblr would operate as it did before.        
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• Urban Commons Purchases the Radisson Plaza San Jose

  
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  LOS ANGELES, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Urban Commons, LLC, together with Brighton Management, announces today the purchase of the Radisson Plaza in San Jose, beginning the commencement of the new Four Points by Sheraton® San Jose.  The property is a full service,...
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• Royalty Pharma Raises Bid for a Resistant Elan

  
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  Royalty Pharma sweetened its offer on Monday for Elan, the Irish drug company, on the same day that Elan announced two acquisitions, a spinoff, a share buyback and an $800 million bond issue as it sought to fend off the takeover attempt.
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• Online food delivery rivals Seamless and Grubhub set to merge

  
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  The combined mega delivery service will serve more than 500 cities and enable delivery from over 20,000 restaurants Online food ordering companies Seamless and Grubhub have announced a merger, creating an as-yet-unnamed mega delivery service. The new company will serve more than 500 cities and enable food orders at ...
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• Cisco: Big Data Is The Network, Too

  
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  The head of the worlds biggest computer networking company says that the computer business and networking are collapsing into each other, as sensors and a bigger Internet deliver even more information to analyze. The implication is a lot of expensive acquisitions. … Read More
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