Mergers & Acquisitions

Eastern Mountain Sports, Bob’s Stores Merged Into New Holding Company

Private equity investment firm Versa Capital Management has formed a new holding company. Dubbed Eastern Outfitters, LLC, the company brings together two…

MasterCard Buys UK Payments Provider VocaLink For $920 Million

In another sign that MasterCard is determined to stay relevant in a rapidly changing payments landscape, the company will acquire a majority…

Nuance To Acquire TouchCommerce For $215 Million

Speech and interface tech company Nuance Communications, Inc. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire digital customer service and…

Font Company Monotype Buys UGC Startup Olapic For $130 Million

Digital typesetting and typeface design company Monotype has acquired Olapic, a user-generated content (UGC) startup, for approximately $130 million. The acquisition will…

Infor Buying Spree Continues With Starmount Acquisition

Less than a month after buying analytics solutions provider Predictix, Infor has announced plans to acquire Starmount, a manufacturer of in-store systems…

eBay Bolsters Machine Learning Capabilities With SalesPredict Acquisition

A version of this news brief was initially posted on Demand Gen Report. EBay has agreed to acquire SalesPredict, an Israel-based predictive analytics…

Nordstrom Acquires Dsco To Streamline Inventory Management

Nordstrom has acquired a minority stake in Dsco, a supply-chain software firm. The move will help the retailer streamline online order fulfillment…

Point Grey Strengthens Retail Analytics With Nomi Acquisitions

Digital camera manufacturer Point Grey has acquired assets from Nomi related to its people counting sensor business, including Brickstream 2D and 3D…

Infor Acquires Predictix

Six months after investing $25 million for a stake in retail analytics firm Predictix, Infor has acquired the entire company for an…

Bed Bath & Beyond Acquires One Kings Lane, Spotlighting Flash Sales’ Struggles

Home décor and goods retailer Bed Bath & Beyond has acquired e-Commerce home furnishing company One Kings Lane for an undisclosed, all-cash…

WorkForce Software Acquires Workplace, Expands Global Footprint

WorkForce Software has acquired the retail and hospitality scheduling solution provider Workplace. The combined companies will put an emphasis on driving productivity…

Retail-Focused Marketing Agency Mosaic Acquires Content Producer

Mosaic, a marketing agency with a focus on retail clients, has acquired data-driven content producer Contend for an undisclosed sum. With the…

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Eastern Mountain Sports, Bob’s Stores Merged Into New Holding Company

MasterCard Buys UK Payments Provider VocaLink For $920 Million

Nuance To Acquire TouchCommerce For $215 Million

Font Company Monotype Buys UGC Startup Olapic For $130 Million

eBay Bolsters Machine Learning Capabilities With SalesPredict Acquisition

Nordstrom Acquires Dsco To Streamline Inventory Management

Point Grey Strengthens Retail Analytics With Nomi Acquisitions

Bed Bath & Beyond Acquires One Kings Lane, Spotlighting Flash Sales’ Struggles

Retail-Focused Marketing Agency Mosaic Acquires Content Producer

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