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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.

Odyssey closes sixth fund. Mergers & Acquisitions examines trends driving manufacturing M&A. Google's Waze acquisition comes under FTC scrutiny. TA, Platinum, make deals.

KKR raises first global impact fund. Manufacturers are focusing on their core competencies and looking to divest non-core assets. Google receives U.K. clearance for Looker deal. Genstar, Apax, Centeroak and Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking involved in deals.

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

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

Call for Nominations: Deadline is Feb. 7 for M&A Mid-Market Awards. We've named the 2020 Most Influential Women. What's ahead for M&A in 2020? We ask bankers from Stifel, Piper Jaffray, William Blair. In fundraising news, Siguler Guff raised its fourth fund that focuses on lower mid-market deals.

Businesses operating in California are required to be in compliance with a sweeping new privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act, starting in January.