• ELECTRONICS
    Nidec Group acquires OMRON Automotive Electronics

    OMRON Automotive Electronics has become part of the Nidec Group. Now known as Nidec Mobility, the company will work closely with Nidec’s automotive motor business unit to develop new modules and systems that combine the motors, pumps and gears of the Nidec Group with the electronic control units, and other electronic components, of Nidec Mobility. […]

  • ELECTRONICS
    Sphero acquires modular electronics company LittleBits

    Sphero, the nine-year-old Colorado-based company best known for its lineup of programmable robots, this week completed a major acquisition that catapults it to the top of the burgeoning science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) product market. Today, the company announced it has purchased New York City-based modular electronics startup LittleBits for an undisclosed sum, […]

  • Online fashion retailer Myntra acquires rival Jabong from Global Fashion Group

    New Delhi: Flipkart-owned Myntra on Tuesday said it has acquired Jabong from Global Fashion Group for an undisclosed amount, a move that will mark further consolidation in India’s booming e-commerce industry. Myntra, which itself was acquired by Flipkart in 2014 in an estimated Rs. 2,000 crore deal, will have access to a combined base of […]

  • ALL DEALS
    Park City acquires Bonanza Flat, grandest of all land deals

    City Hall on Thursday completed the $38 million acquisition of Bonanza Flat, the municipal government’s grandest open space purchase, as the Park City Council cast the necessary votes during a joyous meeting that seemed a far-fetched possibility over the decades that Park City desired ownership of the land. The City Council approved three items related […]

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    Keywords Change for AdWords, GoDaddy Acquires Email Marketing Firm

    There was big news from Google and GoDaddy this week. And those are just two of the news items with implications for small businesses recently. The Small Business Trends editorial team brings you some of the headlines that could impact your small business in a big way in our weekly small business news roundup. Online Marketing […]

  • ALL DEALS
    Keywords Change for AdWords, GoDaddy Acquires Email Marketing Firm

    There was big news from Google and GoDaddy this week. And those are just two of the news items with implications for small businesses recently. The Small Business Trends editorial team brings you some of the headlines that could impact your small business in a big way in our weekly small business news roundup. Online Marketing […]

  • NEWS
    Citrix Acquires E-Signature Company RightSignature

    Citrix has acquired RightSignature, an e-signature company.  RightSignature is an online software platform for getting digital signatures on electronic documents such as contracts. The move makes sense for Citrix, because its ShareFile application consists of cloud file sharing and document storage. RightSignature integrates with Citrix ShareFile. By adding an electronic signature capability, it means that those using file sharing […]

  • ELECTRONICS
    Citrix Acquires E-Signature Company RightSignature

    Citrix has acquired RightSignature, an e-signature company.  RightSignature is an online software platform for getting digital signatures on electronic documents such as contracts. The move makes sense for Citrix, because its ShareFile application consists of cloud file sharing and document storage. RightSignature integrates with Citrix ShareFile. By adding an electronic signature capability, it means that those using file sharing […]

  • NEWS
    redBus acquires majority stake in Peru-based Busportal

    redBus offers services of over 2,300 bus operators across 70,000 routes in India. New Delhi: Ibibo Group-owned online bus ticketing platform redBus on Monday said it has acquired a majority stake in Peru-based online bus ticketing platform Busportal (Empresa Digital Peruana S.A.C.) for an undisclosed amount. This investment in Busportal.pe will give redBus an entry […]

  • Myntra acquires content aggregation start-up Cubeit

    For the year ended 31 March 2015, Myntra’s revenue grew 77% to Rs.758 crore from Rs.427.26 crore the previous year. Photo: Bloomberg Bengaluru: Online fashion store Myntra Designs Pvt. Ltd has acquired Bangalore-based Cubeit, a start-up that facilitates content aggregation on mobile devices, to gain access to its employees, the company said in a statement […]

  • ALL DEALS
    Portea acquires Health Mantra

    The acquisition of Health Mantra is Portea’s third attempt to expand its offerings in the home healthcare segment via acquisitions and strategic investments in the last six months. Bengaluru: Home healthcare service provider Portea Medical, run by Health Vista India Pvt. Ltd on Thursday said it has acquired medical equipment service provider Health Mantra India […]

  • NEWS
    Ola acquires IIT Madras incubated payments startup Qarth to strengthen Ola Money

    Ola Launches standalone Ola Money appOla promises ride as soon you step outOla buys minority stake in payment-tech firm ZipCashOla completes two years in Chennai, registers 40% m-o-m growthOla Micro spearheads company’s fight against Uber App-based taxi hailing service Ola has acquired Chennai-based payments solution Qarth Technologies, which was incubated out of IIT Madras, to […]