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Amazon's Alexa Fund invests in voice technology startups. Google, Intel, Microsoft and Salesforce also use VC funds to compliment their M&A strategies. We check in with dealmakers from Alvarez & Marsal, Riverside, Merrill, M33 Growth and Paul Hastings about the potential impact of the coronavirus on the mid-market.

The number of global coronavirus cases soars. We check in with dealmakers from Alvarez & Marsal, Riverside, Merrill Corp. and Paul Hastings about the potential impact on mid-market M&A. Amazon, Google, Intel, Microsoft and Salesforce use VC funds to compliment their M&A strategies. Fox buys streaming service company.

Amazon, Google, Intel, Microsoft and Salesforce use VC funds to compliment their M&A strategies. We check in with dealmakers from Alvarez & Marsal, Riverside, Merrill and Paul Hastings about the potential impact of the coronavirus, also known as Covid-19 on the middle-market. Costco buys logistics company.

Middle-market dealmakers would be wise to track the venture capital investments of Amazon, Google, Intel, Microsoft and Salesforce.

Sports merchandisers have experienced the pain of the retail upheaval that’s led to a wave of bankruptcies and a record number of store closings. The most prominent was Sports Authority.

Franklin Resources buys Legg Mason to compete against low-cost index funds. Amazon's Jeff Bezos forms climate change fund. Pier 1 files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. 1-800 Flowers picks up PersonalizationMall.com from Bed Bath & Beyond. Lower mid-market PE firm Pamlico raises fifth fund.

Bezos, the world’s richest person, is under pressure to balance Amazon’s need to deliver goods quickly with the environmental consequences of the rapid growth of online shopping.

The purchase was not likely to weaken competition as Google would not be inclined to stymie its rivals, the Competition and Markets Authority said.

Time is running out. Nominations are due Friday, February 7 for the M&A Mid-Market Awards. Amazon uses its acquisitions of Health Navigator and PillPack to launch new healthcare software services. PE news from Audax, Clearlake, Riverside.

The tech conglomerate is using its recent deals for Health Navigator and PillPack to launch new software services in healthcare.