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Amazon acquires e-commerce platform Souq.com

Amazon executives did not disclose the value of the deal to which Goldman Sachs refer to as the "the biggest-ever technology M&A transaction in the Arab world."

Louisiana Public Service Commission Rejected Macquarie's Move to Acquire Public Utility Cleco Power LLC

State regulator rejected a $4.85 billion dollar acquisition of utility power company Cleco to Macquarie Group on Wednesday. The regulator said that the acquisition did not serve the best interest of the customers.

Company Acquisition: Time Inc. Acquired Viant, Which Owned MySpace and Other Ad-Related Business Units

Time Inc. was interested in big data owned by Specific Media when they acquired Viant, which owns Specific Media. Apparently, Viant also owned other business units, including social network Myspace. Time Inc. will use data from Viant's business lines including Myspace to improve its advertising activities.

Panasonic to acquire US refrigeration firm Hussmann for $1.5 billion

Japanese electronics maker Panasonic announced it has agreed to buy the U.S. refrigeration firm Hussmann in a $1.54 billion deal. The deal is expected to close in April 2016.

Dow Chemical and DuPont are in the late-stage talks for $120B merger

Dow Chemical and DuPont are in advanced talks for a merger. The companies could announce the $120 billion deal in the next few days.

Audi, BMW and Daimler Finalizes the Acquisition Deal of ‘Here’, Nokia’s Digital Mapping Business

HERE is Nokia’s exceptional digital navigation business that is able to compile high-definition digital maps by collecting data from more than 80,000 sources in a regular basis. A syndicate of three largest automakers of Germany comprising Audi, BMW and Daimler (the parent house of Mercedes-Benz) finally agreed to purchase ‘Here’.

Pfizer-Allergan merger deal advances

Pfizer Inc. is in advanced talks to buy Allergan Plc which could be the largest drug merger in the US history. The deal will see Pfizer buying Allergan for as much as $380 per share valuing the company at a total of $150 billion.

Alibaba to acquire China's version of YouTube

Alibaba is set to acquire China's version of Youtube, Youku Tudou. The deal, which is worth $3.7 billion, gives the e-commerce giant access to a digital media market that is larger than the entire population of the United States.

Sweden-based Anoto Group AB Acquire Long time partner Livescribe for $15M

Digital writing company Anoto has agreed to acquire smartpen maker Livescribe for $15 million.

Swiss Re to buy Guardian Financial Services for $2.45B

Swiss Re's Admin Re is buying the UK-based Guardian Financial Services for $2.45billion. The acquisition deal is expected to be complete by early next year. Admin Re will get 900,000 annuity and over four million policies in the UK after the acquisition.

Vista Equity Partners to buy Solera Holdings Inc. for $6.5 B

Vista Equity Partners together with Goldman Sachs and Koch Industries offers to buy Solera Holdings Inc for a total of $6.5 billion including net debt. The deal will also see Vista buying the company's share at $55.85 per share in cash making it as the biggest acquisition for the firm.

AT&T counting on DirecTV, expansion in Mexico for topline, bottomline growth

After the acquisition of DirecTV, the US wireless carrier AT&T is aiming to achieve double digit growth rate during the rest of 2015 and continue to grow throught 2018. AT&T plans expansion in Latin America.

Twitter shares drop 15%; Is the microblogging platform ripe for a takeover?

As Twitter shares dip to near its lowest point since its IPO, analysts ask if the company may be due for an acquisition.

PayPal to acquire digital payments provider Xoom in $890-Million deal; money transfer business to expand to more countries as part of transaction

PayPal Inc. will acquire digital payments provider Xoom for a $890-Million deal, Xoom to operate as a separate service upon completion of the deal.

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