4 proptechs merge into Innovate Lettings
Four European proptech firms closed a merger in October 2021, creating a new parent called Innovate Lettings. The deal combined Spotahome, a Madrid-based mid-term rental platform founded in 2014, with...
Mergers and Acquisitions
Polman defended Unilever from Kraft Heinz bid; every major Google acquisition; Accenture buys CS Technology; Xbox net worth $500B.
Accenture Acquires CS Technology to Bolster Cloud Services
Accenture acquired CS Technology, a technology services firm, to strengthen its cloud services portfolio. The deal folded CS Technology's team and customer base into Accenture's operations as of March 2024....
Polman defended Unilever from $143B Kraft Heinz bid
In February 2017, Kraft Heinz made an unsolicited $143 billion takeover offer for Unilever. Paul Polman, then chief executive, rejected the bid within hours. Two days later, Kraft Heinz withdrew....
Every major company Google bought and what happened next
Google and its parent Alphabet Inc. have bought hundreds of companies since the search engine launched on September 4, 1998. The exact tally stays hidden because the company rarely discloses...
Concentrix Buys Webhelp for $4.8B
On March 29, 2023, Concentrix Corporation agreed to buy Webhelp, a French customer experience and business process outsourcing firm, for roughly $4.8 billion including net debt. The transaction closed on...
Xbox net worth hits $500B after Activision deal
Microsoft closed its $68.7 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard on October 13, 2023, after restructuring the transaction to satisfy UK regulators. That single move recalculated Xbox's net worth overnight, bolting...
