J.P. Morgan today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Aumni, a leading provider of investment analytics software to the venture capital industry. The transaction’s financial terms were not disclosed, but it is expected to close in the first half of 2023. Aumni’s proprietary data analytics engine structures, tracks, and analyzes critical legal … Read more
UST HealthProof, a UST company and market leader in core administrative solutions and Business-Process-as-a-Service (BPaaS) for health plans, announced today the acquisition of Advantasure, a Medicare technology solutions company. The acquisition represents the next stage of UST HealthProof’s growth as it works to revolutionize healthcare in the United States through comprehensive administrative cost-cutting solutions. UST … Read more
WPP has announced the acquisition of Goat, a leading influencer marketing agency in the world. Goat, founded in 2015 by Arron Shepherd, Nick Cooke, and Harry Hugo, specializes in data-driven end-to-end influencer marketing campaigns based on performance and measurement. To reach the right audience and achieve industry-leading results, Goat drives authentic brand engagement while integrating … Read more
Accenture announced on Tuesday that it was acquiring Flutura, a provider of internet of things (IoT) and data science services, for an undisclosed sum to expand its industrial AI services sold under the banner of Applied Intelligence. The acquisition is significant because the Asia Pacific region accounts for 70% of Accenture’s Applied Intelligence offering, according … Read more
OpsRamp and the HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform will provide a unified approach to manage multi-vendor computing, networking, storage, and application resources in hybrid and multi-cloud IT environments
Univar Solutions and Apollo announced today that funds managed by Apollo affiliates have entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire the Company in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $8.1 billion. The transaction includes a minority investment from an Abu Dhabi Investment Authority subsidiary. According to the terms of the agreement, Univar Solutions shareholders … Read more
KPM Analytics, a portfolio company of Union Park Capital, announced today the acquisition of Smart Vision Works, a specialized artificial intelligence (AI) technology company that provides computer vision systems for the agriculture and food industries. Smart Vision Works has over a decade of industry experience and has proven that its proprietary machine-learning algorithms can overcome … Read more
GrubMarket, a San Francisco-based online marketplace for farm-fresh produce, has acquired Washington-based produce distributor, Fresh Choice Produce. The acquisition, which was completed earlier this week, will help GrubMarket expand its reach in the Pacific Northwest. Fresh Choice Produce was founded in 2001 and has been providing high-quality produce to foodservice, retail, and wholesale customers for … Read more
Pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and Merck are reportedly competing to acquire biotechnology company Seagen, according to sources familiar with the matter. Seagen specializes in developing cancer treatments using technology to target tumors. The company’s current market value is around $41 billion, and the acquisition would allow either Pfizer or Merck to expand their oncology portfolios. Pharmaceutical … Read more
UnityPoint Health, a healthcare system based in Iowa, and Presbyterian Health Services, a healthcare system based in New Mexico, announced their plan to merge and create a new entity called UniteHealth. The merger would create the 14th largest nonprofit health system in the United States with 94 hospitals and over $17 billion in operating revenue. … Read more