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Mergers and Acquisitions

Dell to Buy EqualLogic for $1.4B

In an effort to strengthen its storage and pre-installed virtualization space, Dell has paid $1.4 Billion to buy storage startup EqualLogic. This deal marks the culmination of the efforts of the search more...
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RVS Ventures Has Acquired beRecruited

beRecruited, the social network for those wanting to make their name in collegiate sports has been recruited for duty by the investment company of entrepreneur Raymond Sozzi. RVS Ventures has bought it more...
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Iron Mountain to buy Stratify for $158 million

Iron Mountain Inc is buying the e-discovery provider Stratify for $158 Million in cash. Based in Mountain View, Calif., Stratify's e-discovery technology provides services to help law firms and corporations more...
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Cisco buys Securent for $100 Million

Enterprise software provider startup Securent, which has 57 employees in Mountain View, CA has been acquired by Cisco for $100 Million in cash and assumed options. This is Cisco's deal number 125. more...
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Zipcar and Flexcar to Merge

Steve Case's company Flexcar is merging with bigger partner Zipcar in an effort to find better ways of making money. They pioneered ways to make car-sharing possible, but still have to figure out a way more...
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Automattic acquires Gravatar

The online avatar company that allows you to have a portable avatar of yourself whereever you move on the web, has been acquired by Automattic for an undisclosed amount. Gravatar says it will offer all more...
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Nuance to acquire Vocada

Nuance Communications, the leader in speech recognition has acquired Vocada, a leading provider of critical test result management (CTRM) solutions for an undisclosed amount. This now strengthens the more...
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Startup Exits: On performance based earnouts

M&A transactions in the world of startups conjure up lots of dreamy numbers and Ed Sim is now turning his lenses on the E-Bay and Skype deal, in which 40% of the earnout was based on performance, as a more...
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Discovery acquires HowStuffWorks

Discovery has paid $250 million to acquire the website HowStuffWorks, which as been a very popular website. Started by Prof. Marshall Brain, this website attracts more than 11 million visitors from all more...
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InfoSpace to Sell Mobile-Services Unit

Motricity, the mobile services unit belonging to InfoSpace, is being sold for around $135 million. This is a big move for InfoSpace to sharpen its strategy and focus exclusively on its online search service. more...
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