Growth Through AcquisitionChristine Lagorio-Chafkin How to Pull Off an Acquisition During the PandemicTo navigate the current constraints on due diligence and team integration, companies are taking novel measures, from Zoom dating to distanced retreats in the Irish countryside.
Growth Through AcquisitionTom Foster The Founders of Harry's Got a $1.37 Billion Offer to Sell. But the FTC Wasn't SoldThe founders of the razor startup relished their challenger status, picked a fight with a consumer goods giant, and made the biggest deal of their lives. Then they learned some of the toughest lessons of hardball capitalism.
Best in BusinessChristine Lagorio-Chafkin The 8 Most Important Acquisitions of 2020From fintech to social gifs, these significant mergers and acquisitions will help shape the future of technology, finance, and even how you order lunch.
Growth Through AcquisitionYoung Entrepreneur Council How to Buy a Business in 6 StepsWith the right team and processes in place, you can find and buy the business of your dreams.
Growth Through AcquisitionPeter Cohan Can't Get Funding? 'Acquihiring' Could Help Save Your CompanyThe key is finding a large company that needs your best talent to boost its growth
Growth Through AcquisitionPeter Cohan LVMH's Acquisition of Tiffany Shows How to Pull Off a Successful MergerIf you are acquiring a company, have a clear idea of how you will make it better. Otherwise, find another way to grow.
Growth Through AcquisitionThomas Goetz Congratulations on Selling Your Startup. Get Ready for a Demotion and an Identity CrisisMost startups aren't going public. So what happens after you get bought?
Growth Through AcquisitionGuadalupe Gonzalez Here's What Amazon Looks For Before Acquiring a CompanyAmazon's chief financial officer offered some insight into the company's acquisition strategy on Thursday's earnings call.
Growth Through AcquisitionJoe Ciolli Amazon Just Bought an Online Pharmacy. Here's Why It's a Big DealAmazon is buying online pharmacy PillPack for an undisclosed amount.
Growth Through AcquisitionMarcy Gordon AT&T-Time Warner Merger Could Start a New Era of MegamergersThe deal is expected to close on or before June 20.
Growth Through AcquisitionAssociated Press Ikea Buys TaskRabbitThe Swedish furniture company says TaskRabbit will remain as an independent operation.
Growth Through AcquisitionChris J. Snook Amazon Should Buy Lyft. Here's What That Would Do to UberThe king of ride-sharing is vulnerable and Amazon has a chance to complete the last mile delivery problem and could put the final nail in Uber's coffin.
Growth Through AcquisitionZoë Henry Amazon Has Acquired or Invested in More Companies Than You Think--at Least 128 of ThemAmazon has spent the past two decades acquiring or investing in startups galore.
Countdown: Holiday 2021Anne D'Innocenzio In the Battle Against Amazon, Wal-Mart is Looking to Acquire More StartupsWan-Mart may be second in online sales--ahead of eBay and behind Amazon--but online sales are still a fraction of the company's total business.
WireAssociated Press Alaska Airlines Settles Lawsuit Against Virgin America AcquisitionThe settlement comes a day before the trial was scheduled to begin in San Francisco.
TechnologyHelena Ball Mark Cuban: Google and Facebook Need More CompetitionThe entrepreneur and Shark Tank judge explains why the AT&T's merger with Time Warner is a good idea.
TechnologySam Shead Fitbit on Brink of Buying Struggling Smartwatch CompanyPebble investors could end up with a disappointing exit.
WireTess Townsend Salesforce Could Be Eyeing These 8 CompaniesLeaked slides published by the Wall Street Journal reveal a list of companies Salesforce may have interest in acquiring. These eight companies haven't been ruled out.
WireTess Townsend This Company Has Acquired the Most Artificial Intelligence Startups Mergers and acquisitions of artificial intelligence startups have been on the rise since 2011. This company is leading the trend.
Growth Through AcquisitionScott Mayerowitz Marriott Buys Starwood Hotels for $13 BillionMarriott now owns 30 hotel brands, including Ritz Carlton, Sheraton, and W.
Growth Through AcquisitionLindsay Blakely What the Seventh Generation Sale to Unilever Means for Honest CompanyThe primary suitor reported to be considering a deal to buy Jessica Alba's consumer products company just bought an Honest competitor.
Growth Through AcquisitionBartie Scott Why Startup Founders Will Soon be Flocking to Englewood Cliffs, New JerseyThe eco-friendly cleaning products brand joins Ben & Jerry's, Dove and Dollar Shave Club in Unilever's portfolio of brands that appeal to socially conscious consumers.
Growth Through AcquisitionLindsay Blakely Will Unilever Buy Jessica Alba's Honest Company?The consumer goods startup could be the next e-commerce company to sell for over $1 billion.
Growth Through AcquisitionChristine Lagorio-Chafkin A Look at the Latest Travel-Search AcquisitionMore may have been at play in the acquisition of Hipmunk by Concur than meets the eye.
Growth Through AcquisitionAssociated Press HP Buys Samsung Printer Business for $1.05 BillionThe IT company hopes to strengthen its printing market share with the acquisition of the Samsung business.
Founders ForumChristine Lagorio-Chafkin How a 30-Person Shaving Startup Bought a 500-Person German FactoryJeff Raider, co-founder of Harry's and Warby Parker, describes to Inc. senior writer Christine Lagorio-Chafkin how he spent eight months pitching investors and stringing together a deal with a razor manufacturer.
Growth Through AcquisitionRob Price Here's What You Need to Know Vurb, the Social App Snapchat Just Bought for $200 MillionWhat the search and recommendations app can do and why Snapchat is acquiring it.
WireTess Townsend Don't Expect Marissa Mayer to Stick Around for Very Long at YahooYahoo's CEO says she plans to stay following sale to Verizon, but a look at history and her incentives for leaving makes it likely her tenure will be short.
WireZoë Henry Salesforce's Marc Benioff Still Smarting Over LinkedIn LossSalesforce chief executive Marc Benioff told Reid Hoffman, co-founder and CEO of LinkedIn, that he would have bid "much higher" for the company had it continued to discuss an acquisition with him, according to a July regulatory filing.
GrowRami Essaid 6 Lessons This CEO Learned After Buying His Top CompetitorFiguring out when the time is right to acquire a rival is a crucial question for business leaders. Here's what one CEO found out during the process.
Growth Through AcquisitionHelena Ball How to Acquire a Company in 5 Easy Steps (Infographic) To find out how to close a deal in five simple steps, check out the infographic below.
WireChristine Lagorio-Chafkin Why Tinder Swiped Right on This DealWith its Humin acquisition, Tinder hones in on new ways to get people together.
InnovateJohn Brandon Why GM Is Willing to Pay $1 Billion for This StartupThat $1 billion figure, while not confirmed by GM, is a major nod to what a small team can do.
Growth Through AcquisitionIlan Mochari Here's What Really Happened When Smashburger Sold a Minority Stake for $134 MillionMoney talks, but in any acquisition, there's no substitute for alignment.
Inc. Live How Kevin Plank Got Under Armour Apps Onto 150 Million Phones (Including Yours)By acquiring apps like Map My Fitness and My Fitness Pal, founder Kevin Plank was able to transform Under Armour into a proven technology company that knows exactly how customers exercise, eat and more.
Growth Through AcquisitionAssociated Press IAC Offers to Buy Angie's List for $512 MillionThe deal would combine Angie's List with the similar service HomeAdvisor.com.
Growth Through AcquisitionAssociated Press Expedia to Buy HomeAway for $3.9 BillionThe Bellevue, Washington, company said Wednesday it's paying roughly $38.31 in cash and stock for each share of HomeAway, of Austin, Texas.
Icons & Innovators Martha Stewart: I Should Have Bought KmartThe home goods mogul said she regrets not buying Kmart before a deal with the discount chain went sour.
Growth Through Acquisition SABMiller Agrees in Principle to Merger With Budweiser OwnerHaving dismissed previous proposals over the past few weeks as undervaluing the company, the directors of SABMiller unanimously agreed to an offer that values each SABMiller share at 44 pounds, 6 pounds more than its first offer almost a month ago.
Vision 2020 Big Technology Deals Don't Always Compute for BuyersThough Dell's record-breaking proposed $67 billion acquisition of EMC may breathe new life into the company, many of the tech industry's other notable deals haven't panned out as well as the buyers planned.
Growth Through AcquisitionAssociated Press Dell Buying EMC in a Transaction Valued at About $67 BillionThe companies said Monday that the combined business will create the world's biggest privately held integrated technology company.
Wire Pandora Acquires Ticketfly for $450 MillionThe deal will help the streaming music company get into the business of selling concert tickets.
Growth Through AcquisitionAssociated Press AB InBev Ups Its Offer for SABMiller to Create Beer GiantSABMiller quickly shot down the proposal, noting that it was only 15 pence higher than an informal 42-pound offer rejected by the board on Monday.
The Playbook The Single Best Test for Any New ProductDavid Steinberg, co-founder of Zeta Interactive, describes how he identifies when it's the right time to buy a company.
Growth Through Acquisition Europe's Altice Buying Cablevision as It Expands in USShares of Cablevision Systems Corp. jumped 16 percent to $33.12 in after-hours trading Wednesday.
Growth Through Acquisition World's Top Brewers Eye Tie-Up That Would Join Bud, MillerThe combined company would have a market capitalization of some $275 billion and be by far the largest brewer in the world.
Inc. 5000Jeremy Quittner How This Inc. 5000 Company Used Design to Sell Itself to SalesforceThis Inc. 5000 company was recently acquired by Salesforce. Here's how it used big company interest in design to drive the sale.
Growth Through AcquisitionAssociated Press QVC Owner Liberty Buying Zulily in $2.4 Billion DealShares of Zulily jumped more than 50 percent in premarket trading Monday.
Growth Through Acquisition Berkshire Buying Precision Capital for About $32 BillionBuffett said Monday that Berkshire will pay $235 per share in cash for Precision Castparts' outstanding stock. The deal is valued at about $37.2 billion, including debt.
Growth Through Acquisition Anthem Bids $48 Billion for Cigna to Create Health GiantAnthem is buying rival Cigna for $48 billion in a deal that would create the nation's largest health insurer by enrollment, covering about 53 million U.S patients.
Technology Netflix Supports Charter Acquisition of Time Warner CableIn a filing with the FCC Wednesday, the online video company said it supports the deal because Charter says it won't charge companies to connect to its network and reach its customers.
Growth Through Acquisition Match Group Buys Canadian Dating Site PlentyofFishMatch Group CEO Sam Yagan said it was attracted to PlentyOfFish's consistent growth, and it plans to integrate the Canadian company's mobile app into its existing family of digital and online dating services.
Growth Through AcquisitionAssociated Press Dollar Tree Completes $8.5B Purchase of Family Dollar The company announced its intent to buy the Matthews, North Carolina, dollar story last July, but the combined entity was forced to carve off 330 stores, regulators said, to avert dominating some regions.
Growth Through Acquisition The Road to a Smooth AcquisitionIf you're interested in finding a buyer, look within your existing network.
Vision 2020Ilan Mochari How Microsoft Plans to Stay Ahead of the Technology CurveWhy do app companies make great acquisition targets? Their popularity provides instant proof of customer demand and mobile-friendly technology.