acquisition
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As open-source artificial intelligence gains momentum, Nvidia may be making a sizable acquisition.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
The Los Angeles-based real estate company bought Quixote in 2022 for $360 million, saying at the time that the acquisition would address the growing demand for soundstage space.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
City's midfield transformation continues to take shape with the acquisition of teenage star Bouaddi, who will play alongside club-record signing Anderson.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Feeling dizzy and unwell after cycling to work in Japan's punishing summer heat, warehouse worker Isao Tabuchi headed for his company's newest acquisition: a refrigerator for humans.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
It was a timely acquisition, for Ernest had succumbed to a rare spasm of self-doubt.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
The Japanese company has also been ramping up investments under its management allocation framework, which refers to a selective approach to strategic investment including mergers and acquisitions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
De Zerbi gave debuts to four of his new acquisitions in Andrew Robertson, Marcos Senesi, Jan Paul van Hecke and Sandro Tonali.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
In his view, AI demand, Amphenol’s strength in scaling acquisitions and its diversifying end markets put it in a position “to outperform the broader markets” this year and beyond, Daryanani said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
The industry in general is looking at mergers and acquisitions as a way to scale up and bring costs down, he added.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 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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