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mergers and acquisitions

Rover acquires U.K.-based dog care company DogBuddy, accelerating its European expansion

Pet-sitting powerhouse Rover has made an acquisition that will help the Seattle company build on its European expansion, first disclosed earlier… Read More

Microsoft’s fiscal 2019 already ranks among its biggest years for acquisition spending

Just four months into Microsoft’s fiscal year, the company has spent more on acquisitions than it has in many entire… Read More

Expedia acquires 2 startups that make it easier to list apartments on HomeAway

Expedia Group acquired a pair of companies that make it easier to list apartments on short-term rental sites like Airbnb… Read More

European regulators sign off on Microsoft’s $7.5B acquisition of GitHub

Microsoft’s deal to buy GitHub for $7.5 billion cleared a major regulatory hurdle Friday. The European Commission, the regulatory arm of… Read More

Microsoft-owned LinkedIn acquires Glint to bolster employee engagement tools

LinkedIn has acquired Glint, a Redwood City, Calif. company that helps organizations get feedback from employees. LinkedIn did not disclose… Read More

Online insurance marketplace QuoteWizard sells to LendingTree in massive $300M deal

Insurance comparison marketplace QuoteWizard has been acquired by LendingTree for $300 million, and the price tag could rise even more should the… Read More

Nest’s digital health ambitions revealed in records from secretive purchase of Seattle startup Senosis

Google-owned Nest has been secretly laying the groundwork for a move into digital health products, a potential new line of… Read More

Tune selling marketing measurement business to Branch, will focus solely on HasOffers software

Tune confirmed that it has sold its Attribution Analytics business, which measures the effectiveness of digital ad campaigns, to mobile marketing… Read More

Report: Tune’s mobile marketing measurement business acquired by Facebook partner Branch

Branch, a mobile marketing company based in Redwood City, Calif., has acquired a major business from Tune, a Seattle startup… Read More

David’s Bridal acquires digital gift registry startup Blueprint Registry

Wedding retailer David’s Bridal has acquired Blueprint Registry, a Seattle startup that aims to simplify the gift registry process. In… Read More

AdSwerve acquires Seattle-based Analytics Pros for $24M, creating Google marketing powerhouse

Seattle startup Analytics Pros has been acquired by Denver-based AdSwerve, creating a combined 120-person marketing and analytics company that expects… Read More

Sales automation company Outreach buys Sales Hacker media startup in its first-ever acquisition

Outreach, just a couple months removed from a massive $65 million funding round, has made the first acquisition in its… Read More

DocuSign acquires SpringCM for $220M to continue evolution beyond electronic signatures

DocuSign said it has agreed to acquire SpringCM, a Chicago-based cloud document generation and contract management company, for $220 million… Read More

Survey company QuestionPro acquires WorkXO to bolster workplace engagement tools

News Brief: Survey and market research company QuestionPro has acquired WorkXO, a workplace culture company. The acquisition of WorkXO will… Read More

Microsoft acquires Semantic Machines to bolster ‘conversational AI’ efforts

Microsoft has acquired Semantic Machines, a “conversational AI” startup in Berkeley, Calif., to further its work in building machines that… Read More

Walmart pays $16B for majority stake in India’s Flipkart, escalating Amazon rivalry

Walmart is buying a majority stake in Flipkart, the top online retailer in India, further escalating its battle with Amazon… Read More

Howard Schultz-backed Gatheredtable’s software assets acquired by Medifast

Gatheredtable, a Seattle startup backed by former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz that aims to make meal planning less stressful, said its… Read More

Here’s how much T-Mobile paid to acquire Layer3 for its upcoming TV service

T-Mobile paid $325 million for Layer3, the Denver-based company that will form the backbone of the self-proclaimed Un-carrier’s TV service… Read More

Microsoft acquires Seattle startup PlayFab to bolster cloud offerings for game developers

Microsoft said it has acquired Seattle gaming startup PlayFab, in a bid to strengthen its position in the more than… Read More

$2.36B acquisition of Wave Broadband closes, forming nation’s 6th largest cable company

A $2.36 billion deal to form the sixth largest cable company in the U.S. by combining Kirkland, Wash. broadband provider… Read More

Amazon scoops up wire-free connected camera maker Blink to bolster smart home offerings

Amazon has acquired Blink, a startup based in Andover, Mass. that makes wire-free smart security cameras and video doorbells. Blink… Read More

DocuSign acquires tech and hires core team from Paul Allen-backed machine learning startup Appuri

Electronic signature and digital contract giant DocuSign has acquired the key technology behind machine learning company Appuri and hired the majority of… Read More

Storage startup Livible acquires Boston company as Terry Drayton’s latest venture expands nationally

Livible, the storage company founded by startup vet Terry Drayton, has acquired Boston-based Fetch Storage as it embarks on East… Read More

QuoteWizard acquires online insurance site RateElert, expanding its reach and products

Seattle-based insurance comparison startup QuoteWizard has acquired RateElert, an Ann Arbor, Mich. insurance shopping site. QuoteWizard will acquire RateElert’s insurance… Read More

Reports: T-Mobile-Sprint merger crumbling as parent companies disagree on ownership

The long-rumored merger between T-Mobile and Sprint, the nation’s third and fourth largest wireless carriers, is falling apart, according to… Read More

News Brief

Seattle tech recruiter Greythorn acquired by Vaco

Greythorn, a Seattle-based recruiting firm focused on technology positions has been acquired by national consulting firm Vaco. With the deal,… Read More

Bruce Jaffe

Domain name registry Donuts raises $110M in financing to help fund $213M acquisition of former rival Rightside

Donuts, a domain name registry based in Kirkland, Wash., has raised $110 million in financing to help complete its $213 million… Read More

Amazon completes $580M acquisition of Middle East e-commerce giant Souq.com

Amazon has completed its purchase of Souq, a 12-year-old e-commerce company sometimes called the Amazon of the Middle East. Amazon paid… Read More

Seattle shipping tech company ShipRush acquired for $14M by Canadian logistics software firm

Canadian logistics software company Descartes Systems Group has acquired ShipRush, a Seattle company that helps small and medium-sized companies and… Read More

Lighthouse eDiscovery merges with Discovia to form self-described largest electronic discovery company

Lighthouse eDiscovery, a Seattle-based company that provides electronic discovery products to help lawyers quickly sift through mountains of complex documentation, has… Read More

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