Articles about M&A – Page 21 of 27

Z2Live gobbles up Big Sandwich Games in mobile talent grab

Z2Live, the fast-growing Seattle mobile gaming company, announced today that it is buying Big Sandwich Games of Vancouver, B.C. for an… Read More

F5 buying Traffix Systems to support spike in mobile data

F5 Networks has agreed to buy Traffix Systems, an Israeli company whose behind-the-scenes signaling technology helps mobile operators manage all… Read More

Clipboard cuts and pastes new user growth in Amplify and Clipmarks deal

Clipboard, the Web page clipping service run by former Microsoft researcher Gary Flake, has gobbled up the assets of rivals Clipmarks… Read More

Divergent Ventures racks up a ‘big exit’ with sale of FlashSoft

Seattle venture capital firm Divergent Ventures is celebrating today as SanDisk Corp. announced the purchase of FlashSoft, a Sunnyvale, Calif.… Read More

After purchase by private equity firm, Applied Discovery cuts staff but plans big hiring spree

You may have missed this — as we did. But last month, the New York private equity firm Siris Capital Group… Read More

Exclusive: Amazon.com buys TeachStreet

TeachStreet founder Dave Schappell traveled from coast-to-coast over the past 12 months entertaining offers for his Seattle-based startup. But, at… Read More

After Google pulls the plug, vultures flock around Picnik

Users of Picnik were none too happy when Google decided to pull the plug on the popular online photo editing… Read More

Magazine publisher Meredith gobbles up AllRecipes for $175M

AllRecipes.com has been on the auction block for several months, and now it finally has a buyer. Meredith Corp., the… Read More

The Picnik is over: Google plans to shutter popular photo editing service, other products

Google is shutting down Picnik, the popular online photo editing service that it acquired nearly two years ago. The closure… Read More

Ex-Microsoft interns sell Summify to Twitter: Popular news service will shut down

Mircea Paşoi and Cristian Strat, the two Romanian Web developers who founded Summify instead of taking jobs at Facebook and… Read More

Who could buy RIM? A laundry list of potential suitors

RIM has been discussed as potential acquisition bait now for years, yet no one has stepped up to take the… Read More

Gambling giant IGT buying Double Down for $500M, moving into Facebook games

Updated with confirmation and details. International Game Technology, which makes real-world casino games and gambling systems, has agreed to pay… Read More

Say, what? Seattle M&A expert says Microsoft should buy Barnes & Noble

We’ve heard a lot of wild M&A chatter to start off the new year, including Amazon.com’s reported interest in RIM. But… Read More

Q&A: Here’s why InfoSpace just paid $287M to compete with TurboTax

It’s no secret that InfoSpace has wanted to expand through acquisitions. The cash-rich Internet search company spelled out its strategy… Read More

Bill Gates-owned Corbis buys LA product placement firm

Product placements are everywhere, from movies to TV to city buses. Now, Corbis — the Seattle-based digital image company backed… Read More

InfoSpace’s unusual evolution continues with $287 million purchase of TaxACT

InfoSpace, the dot-com survivor that has pivoted multiple times throughout its 16-year history, is embarking on yet another voyage. The… Read More

Yahoo acquisition targets may include TripAdvisor, WebMD, InfoSpace and others

Yahoo has been discussed as possible acquisition bait for some of the bigger media and technology companies on the planet.… Read More

Barnes & Noble ponders spinning off Nook e-reader business

Yesterday, The Wall Street Journal reported that Barnes & Noble was looking to sell its book publishing arm. Today, the company… Read More

Confirmed: Deloitte buys Ubermind, looking to play a bigger role in mobile apps

Financial services and consulting giant Deloitte this morning announced its acquisition of Ubermind, the Seattle-based mobile app company, aiming to make itself… Read More

Looking to wipe out wrinkles, JeNu Biosciences lands cash for new skin care device

One of the biggest success stories of 2011 was the sale of David Giuliani’s Pacific Bioscience Laboratories — the maker… Read More

Venture-backed IPO and M&A deals decline in 2011, but it’s not all bad news

There were some blockbuster deals in 2011, including Electronic Arts’ buyout of PopCap Games and Microsoft’s acquisition of Skype. But… Read More

Bidding heats up for AllRecipes: Are Amazon, AOL and Random House stirring in the kitchen?

It’s no secret that AllRecipes.com — the wildly popular online recipe site — is on the auction block. In fact,… Read More

Seattle mobile app developer Ubermind finds a buyer

Ubermind’s growth over the past year has been nothing short of astonishing. The Seattle maker of mobile applications for Target,… Read More

Yahoo targeting Madrona’s Brian McAndrews, Hulu’s Jason Kilar and others for CEO post

Venture capitalist Brian McAndrews, the former CEO of Seattle online advertising powerhouse aQuantive, and Jason Kilar, a former Amazon.com executive… Read More

Whoa, Amazon considered buying BlackBerry maker RIM

I guess Amazon.com really is serious about getting into the mobile phone business. Reuters today reported that the Seattle online… Read More

Fujufilm paying $995M to acquire SonoSite medical device company

SonoSite, the publicly traded ultrasound device company headquartered near Seattle, will be acquired by Tokyo-based Fujifilm Holdings Corp. for $995… Read More

AT&T considers next move amid messy bid for T-Mobile

AT&T today issued a statement on its bid for T-Mobile, saying that it has asked the court to stay the… Read More

DOJ wants delay of AT&T case

U.S. District Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle said today she is considering a request by the DOJ to dismiss or postpone… Read More

Lockerz continues acquisition spree, buys travel site Off & Away

In what could best be described as a “talent acquisition,” Seattle startup Off & Away has been purchased by fast-growing… Read More

Amazon.com buys rights to 450 children’s book titles

Amazon.com announced today that it is buying 450 titles from Marshall Cavendish Children’s Books, expanding its footprint in the book… Read More