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Icahn takes Nuance Communications stake

Target's shares gain, though analysts call purchase of a 9.3% interest a passive investment. Continue reading

Posted on April 3, 2013 9:54 AM




PE-backed CDW files for IPO

The computer hardware and software reseller was bought by Madison Dearborn and Providence Equity in 2007 for about $7.4 billion. Continue reading

Posted on March 26, 2013 9:32 AM




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IBM picks up HR software company Kenexa for $1.3B

Take an in-depth look at IBM's purchase of recruitment software player Kenexa.
Posted on August 28, 2012 1:24 PM



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Microsoft eyes corporate social media services, buys Yammer

Take an in-depth look at Microsoft's $1.2 billion acquisition of social network services company Yammer.
Posted on June 26, 2012 12:49 PM



Facebook, Instagram and the disciplines of M&A

Like Google, Facebook has found a way to make a lot of money. But you don't have to have a full-blown bubble to lose your discipline as a buyer. You just need the sudden appearance of a lot of cash. Which is how M&A gets a bad name. Continue reading

Posted on April 11, 2012 1:04 PM




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Microsoft snags AOL's patent portfolio for $1B

Take an in-depth look at Microsoft's $1.06 billion deal for an AOL portfolio of over 800 patents.
Posted on April 10, 2012 11:55 AM



AOL sells patents to Microsoft

The buyer will pay $1.1 billion for a portfolio of more than 800 patents, the latest salvo in a patent arms race fueling M&A in the tech sector. Continue reading

Posted on April 9, 2012 11:58 AM




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VIDEO: Microsoft understands Yahoo! best

Yahoo! would be 'better off in the hands of Microsoft than a private equity shop,' such as Silver Lake, says Habib Kairouz, managing partner, Rho Capital Partners, in this video interview with The Deal Pipeline.
Posted on October 6, 2011 12:31 PM



Silver Lake, DST back China's Alibaba

The investment in China's top e-commerce company marks the latest in a wave of Internet deals in the region. Continue reading

Posted on September 22, 2011 3:31 PM




Skype out

Nearly eight years after Skype Technologies launched its software, it announced its $8.5 billion acquisition by Microsoft. It's been a whirlwind for the Luxembourg-based Web telecom company. Continue reading

Posted on May 20, 2011 3:26 PM




Skype's Estonia engineers a challenge for Microsoft

The success of Microsoft's $8.5 billion acquisition may hinge on how well the software giant integrates Skype's engineering workforce in Estonia, says tech M&A banker Ira Cohen in this video interview with The Deal magazine. Continue reading

Posted on May 13, 2011 5:00 AM




Means, ends and money

Why does the media only smell fraud in down markets? Because it really only cares that investors are making their well-deserved reward. Continue reading

Posted on March 11, 2011 12:41 PM




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