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Microsoft buys e-discovery firm Equivio

Microsoft announced today that it has acquired Equivio, a company that makes data analytics software for e-discovery and information governance.… Read More

Urbanspoon was nearly scooped up by Yelp, Food Network and Groupon after fighting off closure

Restaurant directory Zomato wasn’t the only one interested in devouring Seattle-based Urbanspoon. GeekWire has learned that there were multiple bidders for… Read More

Zomato confirms acquisition of Urbanspoon, plans to phase out brand as it looks to pick fight with Yelp

Restaurant directory Zomato confirmed its acquisition of Urbanspoon today — marking a significant expansion in the U.S. for the seven-year-old… Read More

Restaurant directory Zomato buying Urbanspoon as part of U.S. expansion

Zomato, a fast-growing restaurant directory that operates in more than 130 cities in 20 countries across the globe, has agreed… Read More

Facebook’s QuickFire Networks acquisition expands its reach in online video

Facebook has been pushing its video capabilities as a key component of its overall strategy over the past year, and… Read More

Seattle startup BigDoor sold to investment firm, CEO Keith Smith departing

BigDoor, a Seattle startup that was an early leader in technologies to help large brands implement loyalty programs, has been… Read More

Adaptive Biotechnologies buys Sequenta to expedite cancer, infectious disease treatments

Adaptive Biotechnologies, a Seattle company that’s working on sequencing to profile T-cell and B-cell receptors, today announced that it is acquiring… Read More

Mobile marketing startup Tune tops $40M in 2014 revenue, makes two mystery acquisitions

Seattle mobile marketing startup Tune just finished quite a year, topping 250 employees and doubling revenue to more than $40… Read More

Spencer Rascoff

Zillow pushes back Trulia deal to Feb. 15

Zillow is pushing back its proposed $3.5 billion acquisition of rival Trulia to Feb. 15 in order to comply with… Read More

Online survey company QuestionPro buys RapidEngage

Seattle-based QuestionPro, a maker of online polling and surveying software, has acquired San Diego-based RapidEngage in a deal of undisclosed size.… Read More

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SolutionsIQ buys Boston agile consulting firm

Redmond-based SolutionsIQ announced today that it has acquired BigVisible Solutions, creating what it calls “the largest and most experienced Agile… Read More

It’s official: Microsoft buys email app maker Acompli for reported $200M

Microsoft announced today that it has purchased Acompli, a company that makes professional-grade email apps for iOS and Android. The Acompli… Read More

Amazon reportedly in talks to buy Indian retailer Jabong

Amazon has finished its first round of acquisition talks with Jabong, an Indian online lifestyle retail site, according to a… Read More

Concur president Raj Singh on going from $8 million to $8 billion through a ‘series of pivots’

The planned sale of Concur to SAP for $8.3 billion is a blockbuster by any calculation. But the deal, which… Read More

News Brief

Concur shareholders approve $8.3 billion acquisition by SAP

Bellevue-based Concur, the maker of travel and entertainment expense management software, is one step closer to becoming a part of… Read More

Zillow and Trulia set Dec. 18 shareholder meetings to approve mega-merger

Zillow’s proposed $3.5 billion acquisition of rival Trulia is inching towards approval, and as a next step both companies have set… Read More

Tech dealmaking reaches heights not seen since dot-com boom days

Amazon is buying Twitch. Redfin is gobbling up Walk Score. Zillow is acquiring Trulia. SAP is purchasing Concur. And, just… Read More

Microsoft acquires Aorato enterprise security firm for reported $200M

Microsoft confirmed this morning that it has acquired Aorato, an Israel-based enterprise security firm that works in conjunction with Microsoft’s Active… Read More

Why the Kentucky Derby’s owner is sprinting into the games business with a huge $885M buy of Big Fish

Churchill Downs is an iconic part of American culture, best known for the running of the Kentucky Derby. So, why… Read More

Big Fish Games to be acquired for $885 million by racetrack operator Churchill Downs

Seattle-based Big Fish Games, one of the largest privately-held tech companies in the Northwest, has agreed to be be acquired by… Read More

Zillow pushes back merger date with Trulia after FTC requests more info

Zillow is pushing back its proposed $3.5 billion merger with Trulia, noting in a SEC filing that it would not… Read More

Seattle biotech Dendreon files for bankruptcy, considers sale

Dendreon, a once-promising Seattle biotech company developing treatments for prostate cancer, today filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. It marks… Read More

News Brief

SAP acquisition of Concur expected to close on Dec. 4

SAP’s blockbuster $8.3 billion purchase of Bellevue-based travel and entertainment expense management software company Concur Technologies still must meet with… Read More

Payroll startup Monchilla sells to online accounting firm Xero

Monchilla, the Seattle-based startup that offers online payroll management and payroll tax payments, has been acquired by Xero, a New… Read More

Concur CEO says SAP acquisition is a ‘big bet’ that will accelerate company growth

SAN FRANCISCO – So, how did Concur land an $8.3 billion acquisition deal with SAP? According to CEO Steve Singh, the… Read More

Amazon acquires Rooftop Media for a few laughs

Amazon’s latest acquisition is no joke: The Seattle retailer has purchased online comedy service Rooftop Media. Terms of the deal,… Read More

Redfin buys Walk Score, marking first acquisition in company history

Seattle-based Redfin just stumbled on a deal in its backyard that was simply too good to pass up. The real… Read More

John Legere

What’s next for T-Mobile? The list of potential acquirers may surprise you

French Telecom provider Iliad said today it was pulling the plug on its plans to acquire T-Mobile. So, if not… Read More

John Legere

Iliad drops T-Mobile acquisition bid

French telecommunications company Iliad has pulled the plug on its plans to acquire Bellevue-based T-Mobile, citing exchanges with the boards… Read More

News Brief

Israeli text-analysis company reportedly Microsoft’s next acquisition target

Equivio, an Israeli company that handles text analysis, is in line to be acquired by Microsoft, according to reports from… Read More

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