Yandex agrees to sell its entire Russian business, including its popular search engine, to a group led by Yandex management in a deal valued at about $5.2B.
confirmed 1 article 2024-02-05
Yandex entire Russian business search engine group led by Yandex management
Yandex plans to sell its entire Russian business, including its popular search engine, to a group led by Yandex management in a deal valued at about $5.2B
Bloomberg · 2024-02-05 · #4
Sources report Apple plans to acquire Brighter AI, a German startup that anonymizes face and license plate data, to enhance privacy features on Vision Pro.
rumored 1 article 2024-02-04
Apple Brighter AI
Sources report Apple plans to acquire Brighter AI, a German startup that anonymizes faces and license plates, to enhance privacy features on Vision Pro.
rumored 1 article 2024-02-03
Apple Brighter AI
Baidu Venture is reportedly in talks to sell its stakes in U.S. startups, including AI robotics firm Machina Labs, to U.S. buyers amid souring U.S.-China relations.
rumored 1 article 2024-02-03
Baidu Venture US startups Machina Labs US buyers
Sources: Baidu Venture is in talks to sell its stakes in US startups, including AI robotics startup Machina Labs, to US buyers, as US-China relations sour
The Information · 2024-02-03 · #25
Negotiations between Universal Music Group and TikTok failed.
failed 1 article 2024-02-01
Universal Music Group TikTok
UMG begins pulling its artists' music from TikTok after negotiations failed; videos featuring UMG-owned songs will be muted, and users can pick a new soundtrack
Bloomberg · 2024-02-01 · #6
Amazon abandoned its planned acquisition of iRobot, ending the deal.
failed 1 article 2024-02-01
Amazon iRobot
After Amazon ended its acquisition, iRobot, whose robot vacuum market share has steadily eroded since 2014, could become an also-ran as Chinese companies gain
The Verge · 2024-02-01 · #9
J.E.T is eyeing subsidy-fueled demand as a way to lower its reliance on China.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-30
J.E.T China subsidy-fueled demand
A look at chip equipment maker J.E.T, which is up 166% since its September 2023 Tokyo IPO, as the company eyes subsidy-fueled demand to lower its China reliance
Bloomberg · 2024-01-30 · #32
Amazon ended its planned acquisition of iRobot, abandoning the deal.
failed 1 article 2024-01-30
Amazon iRobot
TechCrunch is described as a Yahoo-owned publisher.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-30
TechCrunch Yahoo
Blackstone is building a $25 billion US data center empire via the QTS acquisition.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-29
Blackstone $25B US data centers
iRobot (IRBT) shares fell about 15% after the acquisition was called off.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-29
iRobot ~15%
After Amazon ended its acquisition, iRobot plans to lay off 31% of its staff, or ~350 people, and says chair and CEO Colin Angle will step down; IRBT drops 15%+
CNBC · 2024-01-29 · #2
Amazon and iRobot mutually agreed to call off their planned acquisition, saying there was 'no path' to regulatory approval.
failed 1 article 2024-01-29
Amazon iRobot
After Amazon ended its acquisition, iRobot plans to lay off 31% of its staff, or ~350 people, and says chair and CEO Colin Angle will step down; IRBT drops 15%+
CNBC · 2024-01-29 · #2
Amazon will pay a $94M termination fee to iRobot after ending the acquisition.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-29
Amazon iRobot
Amazon ends its $1.4B acquisition of Roomba maker iRobot after clashing with EU regulators and will pay a $94M fee; iRobot has $500M in net losses since 2021
Bloomberg · 2024-01-29 · #1
Amazon ends its $1.4B acquisition of Roomba maker iRobot following regulatory clashes.
failed 1 article 2024-01-29
Amazon iRobot
Amazon ends its $1.4B acquisition of Roomba maker iRobot after clashing with EU regulators and will pay a $94M fee; iRobot has $500M in net losses since 2021
Bloomberg · 2024-01-29 · #1
An approximately $4.7B buyout was completed for Fujitsu's chip-packaging arm Shinko Electric.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-29
Unspecified buyer Shinko Electric Fujitsu
How Japan's $6.4B takeover of key photoresists supplier JSR and ~$4.7B buyout of Fujitsu's chip-packaging arm Shinko Electric rankled many in the chip industry
Financial Times · 2024-01-29 · #19
A Japanese government-backed fund completed a $6.4B take-private acquisition of photoresist supplier JSR.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-29
Japanese government-backed fund JSR
How Japan's $6.4B takeover of key photoresists supplier JSR and ~$4.7B buyout of Fujitsu's chip-packaging arm Shinko Electric rankled many in the chip industry
Financial Times · 2024-01-29 · #19
Blackstone completed the acquisition of QTS Data Centers and is using that deal to build a US data center platform.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-29
Blackstone QTS Data Centers
Walmart acquired Flipkart in 2018.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-28
Walmart Flipkart
Flipkart was acquired by Walmart in 2018.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-27
Flipkart Walmart
Co-founder Binny Bansal steps down from Flipkart's board, after selling his entire stake in the company, which was acquired by Walmart in 2018, in recent years
TechCrunch · 2024-01-27 · #18
Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters participates in a Stratechery interview discussing the lack of a Netflix app on Apple Vision Pro, the WWE deal, content strategy, ads, competition, and other topics.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-26
Greg Peters Netflix
An interview with Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters on the lack of a Netflix app on the Apple Vision Pro, the WWE deal, content strategy, ads, competition, and more
Stratechery · 2024-01-26 · #11
Some Chinese investors are using creative methods to acquire bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-25
Chinese investors bitcoin other cryptocurrencies
Some Chinese investors are using creative methods to own bitcoin and other crypto that they believe are safer than China's crumbling stock and property markets
Reuters · 2024-01-25 · #11
The Pentagon has been difficult to convince to buy from VC-backed defense tech startups; only a few such firms had $25M+ in orders in FY2023.
failed 1 article 2024-01-25
Pentagon U.S. Department of Defense VC-backed US defense tech startups
VCs put $100B+ in US defense tech startups since 2021, but convincing the Pentagon to buy from them has proven difficult; only a few had $25M+ in orders in FY23
Wall Street Journal · 2024-01-25 · #19
Roper Technologies announces plan to buy software firm Procare Solutions, which makes cloud tools for childcare centers, from private equity firms Warburg Pincus and TA Associates for $1.75 billion.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-25
Roper Technologies Procare Solutions Warburg Pincus TA Associates
Netflix states it is not interested in acquiring linear TV assets and says it will not pursue large-scale M&A of linear TV assets.
denied 1 article 2024-01-24
Netflix linear TV assets large-scale M&A of linear TV assets
Netflix reports Q4 revenue up 12.5% YoY to $8.83B, vs. $8.71B est., paid users up 12.8% to 260.3M, vs. 256M est., $938M net income, up from $55M; NFLX jumps 8%+
CNBC · 2024-01-24 · #18
Sources say Jack Ma and Joe Tsai bought roughly $50M and $150M of Alibaba shares in Q4, respectively, and together became Alibaba's largest shareholders, eclipsing SoftBank.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-24
Jack Ma Joe Tsai Alibaba SoftBank
Sources: Jack Ma and Joe Tsai become Alibaba's largest shareholders after buying shares worth ~$50M and ~$150M, respectively, in Q4, together eclipsing SoftBank
South China Morning Post · 2024-01-24 · #38
Alibaba owns the Xianyu online second-hand goods trading platform.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-24
Alibaba Xianyu
Xianyu, Alibaba's online second-hand goods trading platform that claims to have 500M+ users, is opening its first bricks-and-mortar store in Hangzhou, China
South China Morning Post · 2024-01-24 · #35
SK Hynix acquired Intel's NAND flash memory chip plant in Dalian, China for $9B in 2020.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-24
SK Hynix NAND flash memory chip plant in Dalian, China Intel
A look at SK Hynix's NAND flash memory chip plant in Dalian, China, acquired from Intel for $9B in 2020, which is now in limbo because of US-China export rules
Bloomberg · 2024-01-24 · #32
PitchBook reports Apple acquired 21 AI startups since the start of 2017.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-24
Apple 21 AI startups
Apple's acquisitions, job postings, and academic papers detail the company's AI plans; PitchBook says Apple acquired 21 AI startups since the start of 2017
Financial Times · 2024-01-24 · #3
Figma's previously planned deal with Adobe was scrapped.
failed 1 article 2024-01-23
Figma Adobe
Netflix acquires exclusive streaming rights to WWE programming, including flagship show Raw, from TKO Group Holdings.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-23
Netflix TKO Group Holdings WWE Raw WWE programs