Yahoo managed to acquire 18 startups within the first half of the year while Google only bought 15. Tech titans Yahoo and Google have been acquiring startups in the past few weeks.
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Bausch & Lomb buy saves Valeant Pharma bid more than USD 800 million
Valeant Pharmaceuticals said it expected to save more than USD 800 million when it buys Bausch & Lomb.
HBC welcomes retail brand Saks into family after giant deal
HBC and Saks Inc. made a definitive merger agreement worth US $2.9 billion. Saks Inc. and Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) announced that they made a definitive merger agreement.
Frank's International N.V. increases IPO to USD 724.5 million
A recent filing with the US SEC showed that Frank's International N.V. raised the size of its IPO to USD 724.5 million.
PPG sells the rest of its controlling stake in Transitions Optical
PPG announced last Monday that it has agreed to sell all of its controlling stake worth US$1.73 billion in Transitions Optical.
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UK-based PolyTherics Limited merges with Antitope Limited to create a better group that can develop better pharmaceuticals.
The mobile shift left mixed results for the search engine giant, Google. Internet industry observers saw consumers shift from using web to mobile devices in accessing the internet.
The India Manufacturing Barometer survey revealed that manufacturing companies will be holding off on new investments this year.
Britain pressured Twitter to get tough on online abuse. Britain was putting pressure on Twitter, a social media site, to make reporting abuse easier for Internet users.
The shift from using web to mobile devices in accessing the internet hurt Microsoft's core. There has been a shift of consumers accessing the internet via web to mobile devices.
Economic slowdown, volatility and a weakened currency have made it difficult for India's PE investors to make an exit.
Amazon redeemed itself and rode high on top of the mobile internet shift. In the shift from web to mobile internet, there were gainers and there were losers.
KBA bought an 85% stake in Kammann Maschinenbau, a decoration press manufacturing firm owned by German private equity firm Perusa.
Joint venture firm Aviation Partners Boeing confirmed orders for its 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglets from TUI Travel.
