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TEXXR / Topics / Tech Acquisitions / 2025

Tech Acquisitions (2025)

The 2025 M&A landscape split into two tracks: mega-deals driven by AI infrastructure demand and defensive acquisitions by companies racing to integrate AI before competitors. Regulatory scrutiny intensified — the FTC and EU blocked or delayed several major transactions, creating a new category of 'announced but stalled' deals that dominated coverage for months.

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NYC-based startup Level shuts down after an attempted sale fell through.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-03
Level
Email: NYC-based Level, which raised a $27M Series A in 2021 to help companies offer staff benefits, shuts down after an effort to sell the startup fell through
The Information · 2025-01-03 · #26
An effort to sell Level fell through, abandoning the planned sale of the startup.
failed 1 article 2025-01-03
Level
Email: NYC-based Level, which raised a $27M Series A in 2021 to help companies offer staff benefits, shuts down after an effort to sell the startup fell through
The Information · 2025-01-03 · #26
Influencer marketing company Later acquires social-commerce app Mavely for $250 million in cash and stock.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-03
Later Mavely
Influencer marketing company Later acquires Mavely, which pays commissions to social-media creators for the sales they generate, for $250M in cash and stock
Wall Street Journal · 2025-01-03 · #12
Expect more fintech acquisitions in 2025.
rumored 1 article 2025-01-02
Fintech sector
Fintech themes to watch in 2025: relaxed regulation under the second Trump administration, more IPOs, acquisitions, and VC funding, and more stablecoin use
Bloomberg · 2025-01-02 · #18
Thomson Reuters acquires Michigan-based tax automation company SafeSend in an all-cash transaction valued at $600 million.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-02
Thomson Reuters SafeSend
Thomson Reuters acquires Michigan-based tax automation company SafeSend in an all-cash transaction valued at $600M
TechCrunch · 2025-01-02 · #12
The defense industry is poised for a surge in deals as firms expand in new technologies.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-02
Defense industry
The defense industry is poised for a deal surge as firms expand in AI, drones, and space systems; Bain: VC deal value in the sector is up 18x in the past decade
Financial Times · 2025-01-02 · #24
Wingtech plans to sell its contract manufacturing business to Luxshare following US sanctions.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-02
Wingtech Luxshare
China's Wingtech, supplier to Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi, and others, plans to sell its contract manufacturing business to Luxshare after being sanctioned by the US
South China Morning Post · 2025-01-02 · #21
World Wide Technology agrees to acquire Canadian IT provider Softchoice in an all-cash deal valuing Softchoice at approximately CA$1.8 billion.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-01
World Wide Technology Softchoice
St. Louis-based tech services company World Wide Technology agrees to acquire Canadian IT provider Softchoice in an all-cash deal valuing Softchoice at ~CA$1.8B
TechCrunch · 2025-01-01 · #6
In 2020 Alibaba paid about $3.6 billion to double its stake in Sun Art Retail to over 70%.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-01
Alibaba Sun Art Retail
Alibaba sells Sun Art Retail stake to PE firm DCP for ~$1.6B, after paying ~$3.6B in 2020 to double the stake to 70%+, as it focuses on its core online business
Bloomberg · 2025-01-01 · #13
Alibaba sells its stake in Sun Art Retail to private equity firm DCP for about $1.6 billion.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-01
Alibaba Sun Art Retail DCP
Alibaba sells Sun Art Retail stake to PE firm DCP for ~$1.6B, after paying ~$3.6B in 2020 to double the stake to 70%+, as it focuses on its core online business
Bloomberg · 2025-01-01 · #13
Mobvista is reportedly exploring the sale of its mobile ad platform Mintegral after receiving interest from buyers including Bain Capital.
rumored 1 article 2025-01-01
Mobvista Mintegral Bain Capital
Sources: Mobvista explores selling mobile ad platform Mintegral after getting interest from buyers like Bain Capital; Mobvista stock in HK surged ~190% in 2024
Bloomberg · 2025-01-01 · #25
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