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Audio streaming service Aupeo acquired by Panasonic

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

Panasonic’s division company “Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America” today announced the acquisition of Aupeo, a leading content and audio streaming service and technology platform provider, based in Berlin. With the acquisition of Aupeo, Panasonic aims to further enhance its technology and … Continue reading →

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Yahoo just acquired London-based Summly for about $30m

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

The London-based mobile news aggregator Summly has just been acquired by Yahoo. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, though AllThingsD reported today that Yahoo paid roughly $30 million. Summly sorts news by topics in quick bites for smartphones and … Continue reading →

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Science network ResearchGate acquires Scholarz.net

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

ResearchGate, the professional network for scientists, today announced its acquisition of scholarz.net, a reference management, knowledge management and academic network based in Würzburg (Germany). Scholarz.net was founded in 2008 (as well as ResearchGate) as a spin-off of the interdisciplinary research … Continue reading →

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99designs acquires European design marketplace 12designer

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

99designs, a leading online graphic design marketplace (headquartered in San Francisco), today announced it has acquired the Berlin-based startup 12designer, the leading creative design marketplace in Germany and the second largest in Europe after 99designs. The acquisition (financial terms are … Continue reading →

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Airbnb clone 9flats acquires iStopOver

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

The Berlin-based Airbnb clone 9flats today announced the acquisition of iStopOver, which is based in Toronto (Canada). This purchase will probably enable 9flats to double its total offering of apartments/homes to about 100,000 after completion of the transaction. The concrete terms of … Continue reading →

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Gamers app Playfire acquired by Green Man Gaming

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

Green Man Gaming today announced the merger of its game store with the gaming startup Playfire. Both companies are based in London. The terms of this acquisition were undisclosed, however sources told TechCrunch that it “was a good deal for shareholders”. … Continue reading →

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The Lagardère group has finally acquired LeGuide.com

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

The Lagardère group today announced that it has acquired more than the majority of the share capital of LeGuide.com at the end of the volontary public offer. This was not the first attempt of Lagardere to acquire LeGuide. The RudeBaguette and … Continue reading →

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Rakuten acquires Spanish video startup Wuaki.tv

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

The Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten today announced it acquired the Spanish streaming and video on demand startup, Wuaki.tv. Founded in 2009, Wuaki.tv is headquartered in sunny Barcelona and offers premium content over the Internet directly to Smart TVs. The young company … Continue reading →

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Hungry for more: Delivery Hero acquires Pizza-online.fi

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

Just a few weeks after the acquisition of OnlinePizza Norden Group the Berlin-based Delivery Hero, a global network for online food ordering, continues to expand into Scandinavia. Delivery Hero today announced the acquisition of Pizza-online.fi for a single-digit million amount. The Berlin … Continue reading →

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Madvertise acquires Turkish mobile ad startup Mobilike

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

madvertise, a leading European mobile audience targeting platform, has just announced the acquisition of the Turkish mobile advertising startup Mobilike. With more than 60 percent market share Mobilike is the leading mobile ad company in Turkey. Founded in 2009, the … Continue reading →

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