Merger and acquisition

BlackBerry To Review Strategic Options

Board of directors at BlackBerry to review firm's 'strategic alternatives', including possible separation of some of its businesses

2 years ago

UK Regulator Defends Microsoft Activision Decision, After Angry Response

Microsoft and Activision slam UK decision to block acquisition, but CMA boss says blocking $69 billion deal was “right decision”

2 years ago

UK’s CMA Blocks Microsoft’s $69bn Acquisition Of Activision Blizzard

Final decision by UK regulator to block Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition, but Microsoft says it will appeal

2 years ago

Alphabet To Merge AI Units Deepmind And Google Brain

One better than two? Alphabet doubles down on artificial intelligence, by merging two of its key AI divisions

2 years ago

Sega Offers £625m For Studio Behind ‘Angry Birds’

Sonic the Hedgehog maker Sega offers 706m euros for Rovio, studio behind pioneering mobile game Angry Birds

2 years ago

Twitter No Longer Exists, As X Corp Takes Over

Elon Musk's Twitter no longer exists as company, after a filing this week shows Twitter has been merged into X…

2 years ago

Elon Musk Axed 80 Percent Of Staff, Admits Painful Tenure

Musk tells BBC Twitter is now roughly breaking even and advertisers are returning, but admits running platform is “quite painful”

2 years ago

Sony Lashes Out At CMA’s ‘Irrational’ Reversal Over Microsoft Activision Buy

UK regulator decision to reverse its preliminary judgement against Microsoft's purchase of Activision Blizzard, slammed by Sony

2 years ago

Amazon’s $1.7bn iRobot Acquisition Triggers UK Antitrust Inquiry

UK's antitrust regulator begins investigation of Amazon's proposed smart home acquisition of Roomba maker iRobot

2 years ago

Broadcom’s $61bn VMware Deal Faces Phase 2 CMA Probe

Decision by Broadcom not to offer the UK watchdog remedies to its Phase 1 concerns, triggers in-depth Phase 2 investigation

2 years ago

UK Watchdog Rules Against Broadcom’s $61bn VMware Buy

CMA's Phase 1 investigation of Broadcom’s proposed acquisition of VMware, concludes deal could lead to less innovation and drive up…

2 years ago

Court Dismisses Gamers Lawsuit Over Microsoft Activision Purchase

US federal court dismisses lawsuit from gamers over Microsoft's $69 billion proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard

2 years ago

Virgin Media O2 In Talks Over £3bn CityFibre Bid – Report

Talks have reportedly begun between Virgin Media O2 and Cityfibre over a possible takeover worth £3 billion

2 years ago

Autonomy’s Mike Lynch Fights US Extradition Attempt

Co-founder and former CEO of Autonomy Dr Mike Lynch asks High Court in London to block his extradition to the…

2 years ago

TikTok Mulls Split From Beijing-Based ByteDance – Report

Last ditch move? To ease growing national security concerns, TikTok is reportedly considering seperating from Chinese parent

2 years ago

Vodafone, Three Near Final Merger Agreement – Report

UK merger between Vodafone and Three could be announced this month, as both work to address potential antitrust issues

2 years ago

Microsoft Tells UK It Will Licence Call Of Duty To Sony For A Decade

Please don't veto the Activision purchase. Microsoft tells UK regulator it will play nicely with rival Sony for at least…

2 years ago

Amazon Closes Acquisition Of Healthcare Provider One Medical

After US authorities refuse to challenge acquisition, Amazon closes its $3.9 billion deal for healthcare provider One Medical

2 years ago

AT&T Looks To Offload Cybersecurity Division – Report

American mobile operator AT&T said to be exploring possible sale of its cybersecurity division, formerly known as Alienvault

2 years ago

UK Watchdog Finds Microsoft’s Activision Deal Could Hurt Gamers

British watchdog CMA becomes first global regulator to conclude Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision is anti-competitive

2 years ago

Recharge Industries Makes Surprise Bid For Britishvolt – Report

Aussie battery startup Recharge Industries reportedly makes non-binding offer for collapsed UK battery firm Britishvolt

2 years ago

Twitter Ad Spending Fell Over 70 Percent In December – Report

New data suggests advertisers continue to shun Elon Musk's Twitter, as another report states there are now just 550 engineers…

2 years ago

UK Watchdog Opens Investigation Of $61bn Broadcom-VMware Buy

After initial review of Broadcom’s $61 billion (£51bn) acquisition of VMware, UK regulator confirms phase 1 investigation

2 years ago

ARM London Listing Sought By PM Rishi Sunak – Report

British government reportedly makes fresh attempt to convince ARM owner Softbank for public listing in London

2 years ago

UK Mulls Cryptocurrency Version Of Sterling

Government minister confirms UK is progressing a digital pound, following similar digital currency moves in India, Taiwan and elsewhere

2 years ago

Infineon CEO Eyes Acquisition Targets – Report

Head of Infineon says German chip maker is ready to spend billions of euros on acquisitions, in a number of…

2 years ago

Gamers Sue Microsoft To Halt Activision Purchase

Software giant Microsoft faces fresh legal action in US courts to halt its $69bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard

2 years ago

Hundreds Of Former Twitter Staff File Complaints

Twitter this week is being accused by 100 former staff members of a variety of legal violations including targeting women…

2 years ago

EU Begins ‘In-Depth Investigation’ Into $61bn Broadcom-VMware Buy

European Commission follows the UK's CMA and opens “an in-depth investigation” into Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware

2 years ago

Microsoft To Acquire 4 Percent Of London Stock Exchange In Cloud Deal

Ten year cloud data deal between LSE and American software giant, sees Microsoft acquire 4 percent of equity stake in…

2 years ago