M&A Deals

FreeAgent Acquires 60mo, Inks Funding

More Evidence Of The Rising Interest In Corporate Venturing And M&A

Included on the list of active players are Salesforce.com, Adobe Systems and Cisco Systems. Even Johnson & Johnson talks about its efforts to fuel innovation and potentially pull the most attractive companies in house.

SlideShare Sale is a Big Win for Venrock, Sees Return Of More Than 15x

Venrock will see a return of more than 15x on its investment in SlideShare after just four years, says Brian Ascher, a Venrock partner who sits on the company's board.

Allot to Acquire Venture-Backed Ortiva

Intuit to Purchase Venture-Backed Demandforce for $423.5m

IBM Deals for Vivisimo

Shutterfly: No Other Bids for Kodak Assets

At the other end of the photo M&A spectrum, Shutterfly is poised to scoop up Kodak assets on the cheap.

Travora Media Adds Nile Project to its Offerings

Facebook Pins its Growth Hopes on Mobile, it Says

Facebook filed an updated S-1--and new details emerge in its Instagram acquisition.

Facebook Strikes Microsoft Deal for Newly-Bought AOL Patents

Another M&A deal made by Microsoft shows how valuable the company's investment in Facebook is--a stark contrast back to when that deal was snubbed as being downright crazy.