The ‘buyout’ Category
Apple Developing Its Own iPhone Processors
Monday, September 15th, 2008Based on announcements by Apple CEO Steve Jobs, and previous speculation, P.A. Semi (the processor manufacturer that Apple acquired) has been assigned the task of developing a proprietary ARM processor for the next-gen iPhone.
According to the NY Times, Apple is indeed developing its own processors for use in the next iteration of the iPhone. [...]
Best Buy Set to Acquire Napster for $121 Million
Monday, September 15th, 2008Best Buy has today announced that they will acquire Napster Inc. for $121 million in attempts to promote growth in the digital entertainment industry.
The transaction, which values Napster at $2.65 per share, has been approved by Napster’s board and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year. Included in [...]
Google in final stages of Digg acquisition
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008Google’s on and off negotiations to acquire Digg are back in a big way. TechCrunch is reporting that over the last six weeks, multiple sources from within Google have informed them that the acquisition will bring Digg under the Google News Property.
The acquisition is estimated to be in the $200 million range, well below [...]
