Tag: Acquisition
China/France: Chinese chip producer buying Linxen for €2.2b
China’s top state chip manufacturer, Tsinghua Unigroup, has signed a deal to acquire French smart chip components maker Linxens for about €2.2 billion (US$2.6...
EU: EC looking Into Thales’ proposed acquisition of Gemalto
Gemalto, the digital security company that is being acquired by Thales, the French aerospace and defense company, will see the European Commission launch an...
US: FCC solicits comments on T-Mobile acquisition of Sprint
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is now accepting comments from the public about T-Mobile's proposed US$26 billion acquisition of Sprint.
The companies said in April...
US: Platform Specialty Products selling agri-chem business for US$4.2b
Platform Specialty Products Corporation announced on Friday, July 20, that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Agricultural Solutions business, which consists...
US: Sinclair revises Tribune merger plan
Sinclair Broadcast Group has vowed to revise its station divestiture plan in an effort to salvage its US$3.9 billion acquisition of Tribune Media.
Sinclair has...
Israel: Salesforce to buy Datorama for US$850m
“Today is a very exciting day for Datorama, as a company, technology and as a community,” blogged Datorama cofounder and CEO Ran Sarig on...
UK: Watchdog probes Stars Group, Sky Bet union
The UK’s competition watchdog is probing The Stars Group’s US$4.7b acquisition of Sky Betting & Gaming (SBG).
On Tuesday, Canada’s The Stars Group (TSG) announced...
US: ATT buys cybersecurity firm
AT&T has announced that it plans to acquire AlienVault, a privately held company that develops commercial and open source solutions to manage cyberattacks.
The agreement,...
US: FTC clears Takeda’s proposed US$62b Shire takeover
Takeda Pharmaceutical has received US regulatory approval for its US$62 billion takeover of Irish drugmaker Shire, clearing a “significant” hurdle to completing Japan’s largest-ever...
US: Lyft pushes into bikes with new acquisition
US ridesharing giant Lyft said Monday it was acquiring bikesharing operator Motivate as it ramps up efforts against rival Uber in alternative forms of...
