Spotify announced its latest move to expand its marketing and advertising horizons: it has acquired and shut down content recommendation service MightyTV, a startup that (as its name implies) focused on video recommendations, with an app that used a Tinder-style swipe interface to help guide you to TV and film choices compatible with your own […]
VMware has struck a deal to acquire Wavefront, a big data startup that develops a real-time analytics platform that businesses use to monitor and manage the performance of their IT systems. CRN
Flipkart, India's biggest e-commerce company raises a $2 bn capital in its bid to acquire eBay India's operations. This move will give the company the much-needed boost for its fight with Amazon for market share. According to reports from FactorDaily eBay India, which comes in at sixth position in terms of market share. GIZBOT
Qualtrics waits on that IPO, raises $180 million at a $2.5 billion valuation instead That Qualtrics IPO many have been expecting is on hold for now. The online market research platform has just raised its third round for $180 million at a whopping $2.5 billion valuation. The Provo, Utah-based company came from much humbler beginnings, […]
Microsoft signed an agreement Monday to acquire open source software developer Deis to help make Microsoft’s container portfolio easier for customers and developers to work with. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Talkin' Cloud
CBA has taken the decision to extend its portfolio by offering a worldwide Executive Search service headed up by Martin Hamilton. Executive Search (informally called headhunting) is a specialised recruitment service which organisations pay to seek out and recruit highly qualified candidates for senior-level and executive jobs. Head hunters may also seek out and recruit other highly […]
United Arab Emirates-based payments solutions provider OMA Emirates has agreed to acquire Mumbai’s MobiSwipe Technologies Pvt. Ltd for an unknown amount. It would appear that the company is looking to broaden its overall portfolio in the MiddleEast, Eastern European and APAC regions. Source: PaymentWeek
Jeff Immelt, the CEO of General Electric, once said that he has only two items in his job description: One is to retire with the value of the company exceeding that when he took over and the other is to find a successor. Succession planning acknowledges that your team members will not be with a […]
When it comes time to sell their businesses, the first question that most owners ask is: “How much can I get?” It makes sense. Owners are eager to cash in and be rewarded for all of the hard work they have poured into their businesses over the years. But the reality is that for many […]
