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Apple acquires Platoon music platform
Music. Apple has purchased Platoon, a company that helps independent artists fund, distribute and market their content using…
Vista buys 7Park investment analytics
B2B information. Vista Equity Partners is acquiring 7Park Data, a software and data analytics provider to institutional investment…
Experian buys Compuscan in SA
B2B information. Experian is acquiring African credit bureau Compuscan for $263m. Founded in 1994, Compuscan is a leading provider…
Nasdaq buys Quandl data
B2B information. Founded in Toronto in 2012, Quandl is used by 8 of the top 10 hedge funds.…
Apax acquires NZ classifieds
Classifieds. Apax private equity is acquiring the New Zealand online market place Trade Me for NZ$1.75bn. Trade Me is…
Euromoney snaps up The Deal
The UK-listed Euromoney Institutional Investor plc (Euromoney) is buying The Deal (an M&A database) and BoardEx (profiles of…
PistonHeads sold, DriveTribe next?
CarGurus, the Nasdaq company which claims to be the largest online car vendor in the US and also…
Euromoney snaps up The Deal
B2B information. The UK-listed Euromoney Institutional Investor plc (Euromoney) is buying The Deal (an M&A database) and BoardEx…
Nexstar Media to acquire Tribune’s TV stations for $6.4bn
Broadcast. In the US, Nexstar Media Group has agreed to buy Tribune’s 42 television stations and cable network in…
Diversified buys UK’s Digital Construction Week
Exhibitions. The UK subsidiary of the US-owned Diversified Communications has acquired Digital Construction Week, claimed to be the UK’s…