Google has bought speech-synthesis software maker Phonetic Arts and video-distribution technology firm Widevine Technologies, the company announced in blog posts Friday. These firms are the latest to be snapped up as Google con…
Amazon.com is buying Quidsi, the parent company of online diaper and soap retailers Diapers.com and Soap.com, for $500 million in cash and $45 million in debt. Will the deal help Amazon grow its sales beyond books, CDs and DVDs…
Private equity giant Carlyle Group acquired mobile service provider Syniverse Technologies (SVR) in a $2.6 billion deal late Thursday, its second telecommunications buyout this week. Carlyle acquired communications infrastructu…
Children’s clothing retailer Gymboree (GYMB) has agreed to be acquired by private-equity firm Bain Capital Partners for $1.8 billion in an all-cash deal, the companies said Monday.
Bain’s offer values Gymboree stock at $65.40 a share, a 24% premium t…
IBM, Oracle, Hewlett Packard and Intel have been on a buying spree of late, and it’s virtually guaranteed that they’ll be purchasing more companies over the next several months. But which companies will they target next? Here a…