FCA’s board as well as Peugeot’s board to meet today on proposed $50B planned merger

On Tuesday, sources with knowledge of the matter at hand disclosed, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV’s board is scheduled to meet later this afternoon to consider taking the next steps toward a proposed merger with French automaker Peugeot SA. Peugeot’s board is also expected to meet this afternoon and is expected to consider a memorandum of…

U.S. telecom regulators to announce conditions for approving Sprint-T-Mobile merger

Before they give a go-ahead to the merger, regulators will have to factor in the potential loss of competition which will lead to higher consumer prices against the prospect of a more powerful No. wireless carrier which can work to build a faster, better next generation 5G wireless network. According to sources U.S. regulators are…

Apple acquires music analytics company Axios for less than $100 million

Apple is making major efforts to become the top music streaming service provider, a seat currently occupied by Spotify. According to American news agency Axios which has cited a source, Apple Inc has acquired music analytics start-up Asaii for less than $100 million. The acquisition will help Apple strengthen its bid to recommend content to…

Wal-Mart acquisition of Mexican Cornershop for $225 million to spur app-based food delivery services

The strategic acquisition has multiple sweet spots: not only it places Wal-Mart on a better footing in its competition with its peer – Amazon.com Inc, it will also provide Wal-Mart crucial learning experience which it can use in other markets. In a move that will enable Walmart Inc to increase its footprint in Chile and…

Schaeffler Technologies AG acquires Space Drive from Paravan GmbH

Schaeffler is acquiring the the drive-by-wire technology since it thinks it will play an key role in the coming self-driving range of vehicles. On Monday, Schaeffler Technologies AG, a German automotive supplier disclosed it was in the process of acquiring Space Drive, a drive-by-wire technology provider, from Paravan GmbH since it would play a key…

China’s antitrust regulators give the go-ahead for Qualcomm’s acquisition of NXP Semiconductors

Qualcomm is set to use NXP’s assets to diversify its business. According to a South China Monitoring Post report, China’s regulators have approved U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Inc’s $44 billion merger deal with NXP Semiconductors. According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, the decision by China’s Ministry of Commerce clears a multi-months roadblock which…

Adobe Systems inc to acquire Magento Commerce for $1.68 billion in cash

The acquisition is aimed at bolstering Adobe’s Experience Cloud business. In what is stated to be Adobe Systems Inc’s biggest deal in a decade, the U.S. software company disclosed it would be acquiring Magento Commerce, an e-commerce services provider, from private equity firm Permira for $1.68 billion in cash. Following the news, shares of Adobe…

Symantec acquired Israeli cyber security startup Fireglass for undisclosed amount

Fireglass specializes in the domain of browser isolation technology. On Thursday Symantec Corp disclosed it is acquiring Israeli cyber security startup Fireglass in a deal designed to boost its cyber security defenses for its products. Symantec has yet to disclose the terms of the deal as well as the price for the acquisition of the…