Adobe Systems acquires Marketo Inc for $4.75 billion

Given the similarities of Marketo’s business with Adobe’s cloud-based business, the cost synergies in the deal hit a sweet spot. Adobe Systems has agreed to acquire Marketo Inc from Vista Equity Partners Management, a private equity firm, for $4.75 billion. The acquisition will boost its cloud-based digital marketing business. Adobe is sharpening its focus on…

Australian Securities & Investments Commission cracks down on ICOs

While startups, across the globe, have raised millions of dollars online through ICOs, often with little more than a handful of employees, given the high risks faced by investors from such ventures, regulators are increasingly putting ICOs under the scanner. On Thursday, the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC), Australia’s corporate watchdog, stated it was…