acquisition
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His media company Paramount Skydance’s pitch early this year was that its proposed $111-billion acquisition of rival Warner Bros.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
However, SAP cut its outlook for the year, citing a €100 million impact from the acquisition of data platforms Prior Labs and Dremio.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
During the second quarter, Amex proposed an acquisition of the European restaurant booking platform TheFork in an effort to expand its dining perks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
“The live question in 2026 is acquisition: where the books came from, who paid for them, and what the company knew about their provenance when it hit download,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Once it was gone, only another acquisition could restore it.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Investors seem to be worried about the scope of the company’s spending on infrastructure and acquisitions to support the development of generative artificial intelligence technology.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
One of the three big firetruck makers, Rev Group, was formed by New York private-equity firm American Industrial Partners in 2006 and expanded through a series of acquisitions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Previously, 3M expected 4% revenue growth for the year with organic sales growth, excluding acquisitions and other exceptional items, of about 3%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
That could include “partnerships and/or acquisitions to further vertically integrate its business and mitigate risks associated with third-party launch providers.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026
Just like algebra and calculus, these tools and these values represent acquisitions which are too powerful to be discarded, and which remain not as museum pieces but are in constant use.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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