Articles about M&A – Page 17 of 27

Pinterest just ‘acqui-hired’ Seattle startup Livestar, dev team moving to San Fran

Pinterest, the fast-growing social networking startup that raised a $200 million funding round last month at a reported $2.5 billion… Read More

Internet fax provider MetroFax sold to j2Global

MetroFax, a 16-year-old Bellevue company, has been sold to j2Global for an undisclosed price. The company’s services are used by… Read More

Startup wisdom from Kabir Shahani, the 30-year-old tech whiz who just sold Appature

Appature co-founder Kabir Shahani was running on fumes when I stopped by the company’s offices this week to discuss its… Read More

Health care marketing startup Appature sold to IMS in blockbuster deal

Appature’s new offices along Westlake Avenue boast stunning views of Lake Union and a playful atmosphere, including Nerf guns everywhere,… Read More

Concur buys conTgo to help business travelers plan better trips

Concur continues on its quest to deliver the perfect travel experience to business travelers, and today it added another piece… Read More

Microsoft acquires cloud startup MetricsHub, taking hatchling under its wing

Well, that didn’t take long. Less than two months after graduating from the Microsoft Windows Azure accelerator, Bellevue-based MetricsHub has… Read More

Clearwire takes $80M from Sprint, continues talks with Dish

As it continues to weigh buyout offers, Clearwire has elected to take an $80 million investment from Sprint, a move… Read More

MetroPCS urges shareholders to approve T-Mobile deal, sets vote for March 28

UPDATE, March 5: MetroPCS has pushed back the shareholders meeting to April 12. –––––––––– It has been more than four months since T-Mobile… Read More

Graphic: The top 10 U.S. cities for private tech M&A

Well, it shouldn’t come as a big surprise that the San Francisco Bay Area ranks on top when it comes… Read More

When earn-outs go bad: Cequint investors sue acquirer for interfering with deal’s potential

Nearly three years ago, Reston, Virginia-based TNS acquired Cequint in a deal that valued the Seattle caller ID startup for as… Read More

Microsoft got $195 million for selling its 50 percent stake in msnbc.com

We’re starting to get more details about the sale of msnbc.com to NBCUniversal, a deal which took place last summer… Read More

F5 Networks buys networking startup LineRate Systems

F5 Networks has acquired LineRate Systems, a Colorado startup that’s developing technologies around what’s called software define networking. Terms of… Read More

Avanade buys cloud management startup Opstera

Avanade is making another buy in the Seattle startup community, gobbling up cloud software startup Opstera in a deal of… Read More

Channel Intelligence buy increases Google’s advantage over Facebook in e-commerce

Facebook may know what consumers like, but it doesn’t yet understand how consumers shop. Google does and has been steadily… Read More

Dell board reportedly set to consider buyout, including big Microsoft investment

Bloomberg News is reporting that Dell’s board plans to meet this evening to discuss a potential $24 billion buyout —… Read More

Clearwire continues to ponder Dish offer: Sprint dubs rival bid ‘illusory’

Clearwire said today that it will continue to entertain a buyout offer from Dish Network even though Sprint Nextel dubbed… Read More

We don’t need no stinkin’ VC: Only 24% of acquired tech firms in 2012 were venture-backed

We talk a lot around here about the importance of venture capital — the fuel for new business ventures. But… Read More

Advance Publications buys Seattle digital agency POP

POP, the 17-year-old Seattle digital agency whose clients include Nike, Expedia, Major League Soccer and others, has been acquired by… Read More

Avalara acquires world’s largest database of Universal Product Codes

Avalara, the maker of sales tax automation technology is getting even bigger. The Bainbridge Island company today is announcing that it… Read More

Dish looks to scoop up Clearwire, outbidding Sprint by 11 percent

Many of Clearwire’s minority shareholders have argued that Sprint Nextel’s buyout offer is far too low, undervaluing the Bellevue company’s… Read More

Mobile ad upstart Point Reach acquired by UK agency

U.K. digital agency Essence Digital continues its expansion in the U.S., announcing today that it is buying Seattle mobile advertising… Read More

Nearstream merges with LoopFuse, turning social media chatter into sales leads

Seattle startup Nearstream has merged with Atlanta-based LoopFuse, creating a new organization that’s designed to help companies mine Facebook, Twitter… Read More

Madrona-backed photo storage service ThisLife reportedly in acquisition talks

Shutterfly is reportedly in talks to buy Madrona-backed photo organizer ThisLife for as much as $25 million, according to a… Read More

Report: Microsoft buys Slingbox founder’s home entertainment startup

The tech press loves a good mystery. And one that we’ve been wondering about since news broke last week is… Read More

Venture-backed IPOs and mergers decline in 2012 after Facebook’s sluggish debut

Forty nine venture-backed companies completed initial public offerings during 2012, a slight decline over 2011 when 51 companies made the… Read More

Year in review: Vote for the top Seattle tech story of 2012

It’s been quite the year in Seattle technology. Amazon.com kept growing. Microsoft kept transforming. And several startups raised huge rounds of… Read More

Update: Slingbox co-founder abruptly exits Amazon board as his new startup is sold

Updated at 2:56 p.m. with Amazon comment. Technology entrepreneur Blake Krikorian, best known for co-founding Slingbox maker Sling Media, has left the… Read More

RIM cast-off NewBay acquired in $55.5 million deal

Well, that didn’t last too long. RIM has decided to cut ties with NewBay Software, selling the provider of mobile… Read More

Expedia paying $632 million to buy majority share of German travel company Trivago

Expedia is expanding its presence in Europe today with an announcement that it has acquired 61.6 percent of Trivago, a… Read More

Facing Nasdaq delisting, struggling Motricity proposes reorganization plan

Facing a delisting notice from the Nasdaq Stock Market, struggling mobile software company Motricity is currently weighing a reorganization plan… Read More