Business News
Salesforce May Be Up for Sale
The cloud computing giant is reportedly listening to takeover offers. Could Microsoft be interested?
By Dan Primack
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Building a Business
Raytheon to Buy Cybersecurity Company Websense for $1.9 Billion
The U.S. arms maker is buying the network security provider as cybersecurity continues to grow as a market.
By Reuters
Business Funding
Crowdfunding Platform RocketHub Acquired for $15 Million
EFactor, a resource site for entrepreneurs, bought the New York City-based alternative finance platform.
Business News
Is Yahoo Buying Foursquare? Rumors Continue to Swirl.
The recurring rumors, floated again today by Techcrunch, could mark a bid by Yahoo to ramp up its mobile prowess.
By Geoff Weiss
Building a Business
Segway Is Now a Chinese Company
The electric two-wheeled transportation vehicle has been bought by Beijing-based competitor Ninebot.
Business News
PayPal, eBay to Stay Interdependent for Five Years After Split
The two firms agreed that eBay would not reduce the volume of transactions it channels through PayPal.
By Reuters
Building a Business
Marc Andreessen: It’s Shocking ‘How Little M&A There’s Been’ in Tech
There has never been a more dangerous time to be an unprotected public company, the prominent Silicon Valley investor said at an event this week.
By Leena Rao
Building a Business
Twitter’s Shares Jump on Takeover Rumors
At least one report says that the company has hired advisers to rebuff a takeover bid.
By Reuters
Business News
Yoox, Net-A-Porter Announce All-Share Merger to Forge High-Fashion Powerhouse
The two companies counted combined net revenues of $1.4 billion last year, and, moving forward, will complement one another's respective strengths.
By Geoff Weiss
Thought Leaders
3 Steps to Tame Merger Meltdown
Did you know that your employees' physical and emotional health could suffer?
Business News
Kraft and Heinz to Form North America’s No. 3 Food Company
The maker of Velveeta cheese will merge with ketchup maker H.J. Heinz Co, owned by 3G Capital and Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
By Reuters
Buying a Franchise
Macaroni Grill Sold for the Second Time in Two Years
Two years after buying the chain for $55 million, Ignite Restaurant Group is selling Macaroni Grill for $8 million.
By Kate Taylor
Online Presence
Here’s How One Tweet Led to Microsoft Buying Minecraft for $2.5 Billion
Social media can change the entire course of your company's future.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
7 Steps to Prepare Your Company for an Acquisition
When an entrepreneur decides it's time to sell her company, it's hard to know where to begin. Here are a few do's and don'ts to get you started.
Online Presence
As Online Video Explodes, a Look at 5 of the Industry’s Biggest Trends (Infographic)
A whopping $1.4 billion worth of mergers and acquisitions took place in the space last year.
By Geoff Weiss
Business News
Staples Agrees to Buy Office Depot for $6.3 Billion, Creating an Office-Supply Behemoth
If approved, the deal would combine the No. 1 U.S. office supplier with its closest rival, creating a new company with expected annual revenue of $39 billion.
Thought Leaders
Tootsie Roll Appoints 83-Year-Old Widow as CEO; Sale Rumors Swirl
Ellen Gordon, 83, will succeed her 95-year-old husband, Melvin, who was the oldest CEO of any company listed on the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq Stock Market.
By Geoff Weiss
Business News
EBay’s Breakup Plans May Open Door for Ecommerce Deals
Splitting into three different companies could accommodate would-be suitors, signaling a potential merger fight after the breakup.
By Reuters
Business News
BlackBerry Shares Drop After Denying Talks of $7.5 Billion Samsung Acquisition
The rumored buyout is said to be a bid for BlackBerry's valuable trove of patents.
By Geoff Weiss
Building a Business
Shareholder Tells Yahoo: Stop the Large-Scale Acquisitions
Starboard Value said that if Yahoo pursues its rumored purchase of Scripps Networks, it would indicate that a 'significant leadership change' is required at the tech giant.
Building a Business
Verizon CEO: No ‘Significant’ Talks to Buy AOL
Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam said reports that the company has held concrete talks to acquire AOL are 'not accurate.'
By CNBC
Building a Business
Coach Scoops Up Shoemaker Stuart Weitzman for $574 Million
The move is designed to further diversify the handbag maker's sales.
By John Kell
Building a Business
If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Join ‘Em: Why Two Competitors Joined Forces in the Fight to Beat Cancer
Sometimes it makes sense to merge with your competition. Yael Cohen Braun and Julie Greenbaum didn't always think so, but they do now.
Building a Business
The Case for Never Selling Your Company
Did you start your own business to run it or to sell it?
Buying a Franchise
Once Purchased for $92 Million, This Seafood Restaurant Just Sold for a Fraction of That
In 2008, Ruth's Hospitality Group bought Mitchell's Fish Market for $92 million. Then, the recession hit.
By Kate Taylor
Business News
Will Ferrell’s ‘Funny Or Die’ Seeks Up to $300 Million in Possible Sale
The comedy site has hired a financial adviser to field unsolicited offers, CEO Dick Glover wrote in a memo to employees.
By Geoff Weiss
Building a Business
Some Unhappy Yahoo Investors Are Asking AOL for a Rescue
Should a combined Yahoo and AOL be led by Tim Armstrong?
By Reuters