Technology companies are showing their preference for making big acquisitions over doing many smaller ones, according to a report from PricewaterhouseCoopers. The number of technology deals in the second quarter decreased 35 percent, while total spending increased 19 percent compared to...
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Benchmark Capital scored again after Intuit agreed to buy e-mail marketer Demandforce.
Benchmark Capital Scores With Instagram, Demandforce and IPOs
The hits keep coming for Benchmark Capital. Following Facebook’s $1 billion acquisition of Instagram earlier this month, the venture firm scored again today after Intuit agreed to buy e-mail marketer Demandforce for $423.5 million. Benchmark, the Silicon Valley firm that...
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Zynga faces the challenge of keeping the entrepreneurs it brings aboard from leaving.
Zynga’s Acquired Founders: Where Are They Now?
As Zynga uses part of its $1.8 billion to acquire popular mobile apps and the key talent behind them, one challenge it faces is keeping the entrepreneurs it brings aboard. “The most important component of a deal is the human...
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Last year's transaction activity was driven by big deals, including HP's $10.3 billion acquisition of Autonomy.
Tech Deals Grow in Size and Shrink in Frequency, Study Says
Broad shifts in the technology landscape and the large cash positions of some of its biggest players drove an increase in the amount spent on acquisitions last year, PricewaterhouseCoopers said in a study released today. Technology companies spent $125 billion...
Read more »Dell’s Deal for SonicWall Intensifies the Land Rush in Security
Dell’s decision to pay what analysts peg at more than $1 billion for firewall company SonicWall shows that the computer maker sees protecting corporate networks as a ripe area for expansion – and a gateway to get more companies to...
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