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Visa, Plaid Scrap $5.3B Deal Amid U.S. Antitrust Suit

The government called the companies’ decision to halt their combination “a victory for American consumers and small businesses.”

January 13, 2021

Aerospace

Blackstone, Bill Gates Weigh $4.3B Signature Aviation Bid

Private flying is one of the few travel sectors to have benefited from the coronavirus pandemic.

January 08, 2021

Technology

Salesforce Buys Software Maker Slack for $27.7 Billion

The deal gives Salesforce another angle to compete against Microsoft Teams, which offers a workplace chatroom.

December 02, 2020

Other Sectors

Stanford Economists Win Nobel Prize for Research on Auctions

Paul Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson, have had their ideas applied to sales of everything from aircraft landing slots to fishing quotas. Their theories are even evolving to encompass renewable energy markets.

October 12, 2020

Investment Banking

Weekly wrap: Illumina, Microsoft, KKR

Illumina reaches deal for Grail. Microsoft buys ZeniMax. KKR acquires 1-800 Contacts.

September 25, 2020

Healthcare

M&A wrap: Illumina, Grail, TikTok, Oracle, Walmart, Microsoft, Carlyle, TA, Sagewind, Blue Sage

Illumina buys cancer research startup Grail. ByteDance reaches deal with Oracle and Walmart for TikTok assets. Microsoft makes its biggest video game acquisition ever. Blue Sage raises third Fund. More PE news from Carlyle, TA and Sagewind.

September 21, 2020

Media & Entertainment

Microsoft acquires Bethesda for $7.5 billion to boost Xbox

The deal Microsoft’s Xbox business a much-needed infusion of titles such as The Elder Scrolls, Doom and Fallout.

September 21, 2020

Technology

ByteDance asserts control of TikTok and contests $5 billion fee

The world’s most valuable startup sought to play down speculation it’s giving up control of valuable Chinese technology and assets after striking a deal with Oracle and Walmart to create TikTok Global.

September 21, 2020

Technology

Hellman & Friedman backs Sprinklr at a $2.7 billion valuation

Sprinklr has benefited from global businesses looking to speed up their transition to digital platforms because of the coronavirus pandemic.

September 09, 2020

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