How were modern companies allowed to get so big in spite of antitrust laws? The mythology of horizontal merger efficiencies
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Rockstar Games acquires modding team that it previously banned
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KKR to acquire Simon & Schuster from Paramount Global for $1.62 billion
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New Relic to be acquired by Francisco Partners and TPG for $6.5B
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South Korean businesswoman Michele Kang has a controlling stake in two women's teams and plans to acquire more
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Small business owners who got bought out, care to share your experiences?
We’re a small, boutique tech consulting firm and we are being approached increasingly frequently by M&A companies. Just wondering what others’ experiences are and things that would be good to know.
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Chuck E Cheese's grew into an enormous, world wide chain, but has since suffered two bankruptcies, fierce competition, and a decline in popularity. Let's explore its fascinating and turbulent history.
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Microsoft wins US Federal Trade Commission fight to buy Activision Blizzard
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How UnitedHealth’s US acquisition of a popular Medicare Advantage algorithm sparked internal dissent over denied care
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Nonprofit trust buying Press Herald, other Maine newspapers in landmark deal
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Norwegian Air has entered into an agreement to buy Norway's regional carrier Widerøe – $105 million deal subject to approval by the Norwegian Competition Authority
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Moog bought by inMusic
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Squarespace purchases Google Domains
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Squarespace enters definitive agreement to acquire assets of Google Domains
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Rivian to acquire ABRP (A Better Route Planner)
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Ottawa Senators purchased by Michael Andlauer for $950 million USD
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Microsoft has been temporarily restrained from buying Activision Blizzard, US judge rules
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inMusic acquires Moog Music and promises groundbreaking new instruments
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Manchester United stock soars on unconfirmed report of Qatari winning bid
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The Wild West of streaming TV is here and it’s free. Welcome to FAST: The free, ad-supported, streaming television bargain bin.
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Microsoft's $68.7bn (£55bn) deal to buy US video game company Activision Blizzard has been blocked in the UK by the Competition and Markets Authority
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Spotify is shutting down Heardle, the Wordle-like music guessing game it bought last year – will sunset on May 5 as it aims to focus on music discovery
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‘Robocop,’ ‘Stargate’, ‘Legally Blonde’ and ‘Barbershop’ among titles in works for film and TV as Amazon looks to supercharge MGM IP
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WWE agrees to merge with UFC to create a new company run by Ari Emanuel and Vince McMahon
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Amazon may buy distressed AMC theater chain in seismic Hollywood streaming shift
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Finnish entrepreneur Thomas Zilliacus has submitted a bid to buy Manchester United
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T-Mobile acquires Mint, partially owned by Ryan Reynolds
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The lie that's destroying the economy
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Netflix will be next on Microsoft’s shopping list
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Elon Musk has taken control of Twitter and fired its top executives
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Welcome to hell, Elon - Nilay Patel on Elon's Twitter acquisition
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Kanye West is buying ‘free speech platform’ Parler
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Netflix establishes an internal games studio in Helsinki, led by former Zynga GM Marko Lastikka
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Adobe in final talks to acquire Figma for $20B USD
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Embracer Group, parent company for a vast and expanding roster of studios and publishers, goes on a spending spree buying up Middle-earth Enterprises and more
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Amazon is acquiring iRobot
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Axios agrees to sell to Cox for $525 million in cash
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Elon Musk says he’s terminating $44bn Twitter buyout deal
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RadioShack would like to clarify that its Twitter account wasn’t hacked. It just sells crypto now.
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Universal Music Group becomes the permanent home of Frank Zappa estate
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Rumors abound that Netflix will buy Roku
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Broadcom announces plans to buy VMware in $61 billion deal
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Twitter accepts buyout, giving Elon Musk total control of the company
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Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter outright for $41 billion
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Discovery closes acquisition of AT&T’s WarnerMedia
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MGM’s Amazon era begins with big, unanswered questions
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Bandcamp has been acquired by Epic Games
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The New York Times buys Wordle
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PlayStation has acquired Bungie for $3.6 billion
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Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion USD
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