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Gemstar acquires DrillingInfo

B2B information. Private-equity firm Genstar Capital have agreed to acquire DrillingInfo Holdings Inc., the Austin, Texas-based software, data and analytics…
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Disney swells Fox offer to $71.3bn

Broadcast-streaming. Disney upped its offer for the majority of 21st Century Fox by a massive $20bn to $71.3bn, significantly…
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Acuris M&A acquires SparkSpread energy

B2B information. Acuris, the 19-year-old fast-growing company (formerly owned by the Financial Times and previously known as MergerMarket and…
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Farmer Group investing in AgriSecure

B2B Information. Farmer’s Business Network offers a data network, so members can access farm analytics and agronomic advice to…
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Match Group buys Hinge ‘safe’ dating

B2C digital. Dating conglomerate Match Group, of Dallas, Texas, which owns 45 dating properties including Tinder, OkCupid, Match, and…
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The Street sells RateWatch to S&P for $33.5m

B2B information. Nasdaq-quoted TheStreet, Inc., a leading financial news and information company, has sold its RateWatch business for $33.5m to ratings group…
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MedCareers buys into auto parts e-commerce

B2B information. Dallas-based MedCareers Group, Inc., parent company of the online professional network Nurses Lounge, will acquire B2B e-commerce…
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Magazines up for grabs in New York + London

Magazines. Final bids for the legendary but loss-making former Time Inc magazines Time, Sports Illustrated, Fortune and Money…