Acquisition

Broadcom acquires networking chip maker NetLogic Tue, 09/13/2011 - 17:53 by NeelamGoswami Wireless chipmaker Broadcom Corp. announced Monday that it is buying smart chip maker NetLogic Microsystems in a bid that would enhance its range of chipmaking technology for more advanced networks. Comments Read more	Wal-Mart may abandon Massmart bid over supply targets Wed, 05/18/2011 - 17:07 by Neka Sehgal Wal-Mart may abandon the takeover bid to buy a major stake in South Africa’s Massmart Holdings Ltd if government enforces conditions on the retailers to stock a specific amount of South African products. Comments Read more	Microsoft nearing Skype acquisition Tue, 05/10/2011 - 13:55 by Yasser Ali Microsoft, the Redmond-based giant, is almost ready to take over Skype Technologies. Comments Read more
EBay's Donahoe buys GSIC Wed, 03/30/2011 - 02:36 by Cooshalle Wilson EBAY CEO, John Donahoe, has become the owner of the biggest e-commerce marketplace with his acquisition of GCIS. Comments Read more	Government approves Comcast-NBC deal, imposes conditions Wed, 01/19/2011 - 15:33 by Anter Prakash Singh The federal regulators have approved Comcast Corp. bid to takeover NBC Universal Tuesday but have imposed certain conditions. Comments Read more	General Electric Wants to Be a Millionaire Sat, 12/18/2010 - 12:09 by Rich Smith There's an old investing saw -- of the gallows humor variety -- that says "it's easy to become a millionaire investing in stocks. All you gotta do is start out as a billionaire..." Well, it seems General Electric (NYSE: GE) aims to put that theory to the test. Comments Read more
Soft drink heirs take on Coca-Cola Mon, 10/18/2010 - 10:16 by Rakhi New Orleans -- Heirs of the illegitimate son of the founder of Barq's root beer are suing Coca-Cola in Louisiana, alleging its acquisition of the company isn't legal. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court last month alleges Coca-Cola never really had the right to buy one-third of Barq's owned by Jessie Robinson, son of Jasper Robinson, the illegitimate son of Barq's founder Edward Charles Edmond Barq Sr., in 1995 because he never agreed to the sale despite signed contracts to the contrary, The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune reported Sunday. The suit seeks to throw out an agreement Jesse Robinson signed in 1971 giving his portion of Barq's to his sisters. Comments Read more	Dell plan sends 3Par stock soaring Tue, 08/17/2010 - 09:50 by Rakhi Fremont, Calif. -- Shares of 3Par, a data storage provider, surged Monday after Texas computer giant Dell said it plans to buy 3Par for $1.15 billion. In midday trading shares of 3PAR, based in Fremont, Calif., were at $17.93, up $8.28, or nearly 86 percent. Dell said in a release 3Par's cloud-computing storage technology complements its own data storage products. "We have aligned our storage offerings over the last several years to provide our customers choice and value," Brad Anderson, senior vice president of Dell's enterprise product group, said in the news release. "3Par brings the same values of performance, agility and ease-of-use to higher-end, virtualized storage deployments." Comments Read more	Apple in talks to acquire Handseeing Fri, 08/06/2010 - 20:41 by Sophie Anderson In what may be the first major acquisition of the iPhone maker in the country, Apple Inc (AAPL.O) is in discussions to buy Chinese Internet game developer Handseeing Information Technology. Comments Read more
Nokia sells wireless modem business to Renesas Electronics Tue, 07/06/2010 - 17:40 by Jaspreet Virk Hindered by stiff competition from the Chinese counterparts, Nokia on Tuesday announced the sale of wireless modem business to Renesas Electronics. Comments Read more	Amazon to acquire daily deal site Woot.com Thu, 07/01/2010 - 11:55 by Jamie Anderson Amazon.com Inc announced Wednesday that it had agreed to acquire the online store Woot.com. Comments Read more	Arrow Electronics completes acquisition of Converge Wed, 06/02/2010 - 17:40 by Jaspreet Virk Arrow Electronics, Inc. announced Tuesday that it has completed the acquisition of Converge, a leading provider of reverse logistics services. Arrow Electronics, a global provider of electronic parts and computer products, said that the takeover is expected to be accretive to earnings by $.05 to $.10 per share annually. The terms of the deal, which was announced in April, have yet not been divulged. Comments