Tag: Mergers and acquisitions

From InstaDeep to Paystack: Here are Africa’s biggest startup exits and how much they raised

Startups globally have faced challenges over the last couple of years when trying to exit, due to factors like a frozen IPO market...

Cows obstruct Nigeria's capital as climate change and development leave herders with nowhere to go

ABUJA, Nigeria -- At an intersection seven miles from the presidential villa, frustrated drivers honk as a herd of cattle feeds on the...

Kroger and Albertsons hope to merge but must face a skeptical US government in court first

The largest proposed grocery store merger in U.S. history is going to court.On one side are supermarket chains Kroger and Albertsons, which say...

Consol and Arch to combine, forming a $5 billion coal producer based in Pennsylvania

Arch Resources and Consol Energy are combining to form a single coal producer valued at more than $5 billion, the companies announced Wednesday,...

Zomato buys Paytm’s entertainment ticket business for $244 million

Zomato, the Indian food delivery giant, has acquired the entertainment ticketing business of financial services firm Paytm for $244.1 million, signaling a strategic...

Two incident management startups join forces as FireHydrant nabs Blameless

FireHydrant, a NYC incident management startup that launched in 2019, announced on Wednesday that it has acquired Blameless, a former competitor. The companies...