Acquisitions

Acquisitions
London’s Babylon Acquires Higi to Deliver Digital-First Healthcare to US
January 05, 2022

Digital-first healthcare company Babylon closed an acquisition deal for consumer health engagement firm Higi to deliver its services across the U.S. Higi offers remote monitoring, and its Smart Health Stations are located within 5 miles of 73% of the U.S. population. Monitoring is also available...

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MoneyGram Buys Minority Stake in Coinme
January 05, 2022

MoneyGram has made a strategic minority investment in the cryptocurrency exchange Coinme, a move that gives it a roughly 4% ownership exchange in the company. “At MoneyGram, we continue to be bullish on the vast opportunities that exist in the ever-growing world of cryptocurrency and...

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Emerald Pays $120M for Cannabis Industry Platform MJBiz 
January 04, 2022

The live events platform provider Emerald has paid $120 million to acquire MJBiz, which produces events and platforms content for companies in the cannabis industry.   “The addition of MJBiz further accelerates Emerald’s strategy of delivering 365-day customer engagement while also enhancing its portfolio optimization efforts...

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AppLovin Completes Deal to Acquire Twitter’s MoPub 
January 03, 2022

Marketing software platform AppLovin Corporation on Monday (Jan. 3) completed its acquisition of Twitter’s MoPub business for $1.05 billion in cash.  AppLovin MAX, when combined with MoPub’s core features, improves efficiencies for app publishers and gives advertisers expanded reach and better pricing. The new platform...

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High Street Bank Lloyds Acquires Stake in FinTech Loyalty App Bink
January 03, 2022

Lloyds Banking Group, the U.K.’s largest high street lender, has acquired a minority stake in the loyalty app startup Bink for an undisclosed amount that is expected to be millions of pounds, Sky News reported on Monday (Jan. 3). The investment by Lloyd’s follows Barclays’...

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Samsung Could Purchase Alzheimer’s Drugmaker Biogen
December 29, 2021

Samsung Group is in talks to buy the American drugmaker Biogen, according to published reports Wednesday (Dec. 29). Biogen has apparently approached the South Korean company to purchase its shares, which could be valued at more than $42 billion.  In June, Biogen landed regulatory approval...

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Thermic Science Adds Hybrid Banking Platform VIPOnline
December 29, 2021

Hemp-based health and wellness firm Thermic Science International Corporation, formerly known as Omnicanna Health Solutions, Inc., on Wednesday (Dec. 29) announced it has acquired an international hybrid banking company VIPOnline. Thermic Science is expanding its footprint and launching the International Thermic Banking System as part...

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Zoom Snaps up Luminal’s Assets to Advance Virtual Events
December 28, 2021

Video-conferencing platform Zoom is snapping up assets from event production platform Liminal, a startup that was largely developed on Zoom’s software development toolkit (SDK). The announcement came in a company blog post on Tuesday (Dec. 28) which also notes that Andy Carluccio and Jonathan Kokotajlo,...

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Vista Outdoor Acquires Hunting Gear Brand Stone Glacier 
December 28, 2021

Outdoor sports and recreation company Vista Outdoor Inc. on Tuesday (Dec. 28) acquired backcountry hunting gear company Stone Glacier, giving Vista a foothold in the packs, camping equipment and technical apparel categories.  “I am excited to welcome the Stone Glacier team into the Vista Outdoor...