acquisition
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The signing of Donnarumma last summer was heralded as the acquisition of one of the best goalkeepers in the world to replace Ederson.
From BBC â Oct. 24, 2026
Procter & Gamble attributes its acquisition of Thorne as a reason for its guidance boost.
From Barron's â Oct. 22, 2026
The acquisition nevertheless marked another significant investment in the area where Manning has chosen to settle after his football career.
From MarketWatch â Oct. 22, 2026
Share of independent agencies Forrester predicts will “face acquisition, downsizing or closure” in 2027 as a result of pressure from ad tech and automation at clients.
From The Wall Street Journal â Oct. 22, 2026
However, my proudest acquisition was a dark blue cloak that I had bought off a fripperer’s cart for only three jots.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
The free-agent acquisitions will join guards Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves and center Walker Kessler in the Lakers’ first starting lineup of the new season Wednesday against the Golden State Warriors at Crypto.com Arena.
From Los Angeles Times â Oct. 22, 2026
Bending Spoons, which has spent the past few years rolling up fading tech companies like AOL, Evernote and Vimeo, said it plans to use the fresh funds from Berkshire to pursue additional acquisitions.
From The Wall Street Journal â Oct. 14, 2026
Organic growth is a closely watched industry metric that strips out the effects of currency fluctuations, acquisitions and asset sales.
From The Wall Street Journal â Oct. 13, 2026
Strategic acquirers and tech giants have deployed $17.4 billion across 92 acquisitions through the third quarter, putting M&A activity on track for its busiest year on record.
From MarketWatch â Oct. 13, 2026
From the mid-1970s to the end of the 1980s, the amount of money involved in mergers and acquisitions every year on Wall Street increased 2,000 percent, peaking at almost a quarter of a trillion dollars.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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