Polymarket acquires Dome to deepen prediction market infrastructure Suswati Basu Polymarket is making another big bet on the future of prediction markets by acquiring Dome, a Y Combinator-backed startup from the F25 batch that built a unified API designed to make prediction market data and tools easier for developers to use. Dome co-founder … Continue reading Polymarket acquires Dome to deepen prediction market infrastructure
Category Archives: Mergers and Acquisitions
Allwyn completes $1.5 billion deal to acquire majority stake in PrizePicks
Allwyn completes $1.5 billion deal to acquire majority stake in PrizePicks Rachael Davies Suswati Basu Gaming firm Allwyn’s deal to acquire the majority stake in fantasy sports operator PrizePicks has been completed, closing at $ 1.533 billion. Allwyn, best known for its lottery services, has finalized the deal to acquire PrizePicks, the … Continue reading Allwyn completes $1.5 billion deal to acquire majority stake in PrizePicks
What Meta’s Acquisition Of Chinese-Founded AI Startup Means To Advertisers
What Meta’s Acquisition Of Chinese-Founded AI Startup Means For Advertisers by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, December 30, 2025 Meta Platforms’ AI power play led it to purchase a Singapore-based startup specializing in autonomous AI agents. The deal to acquire Manus, valued at more than $2 billion, will accelerate not only the company’s conversational platforms … Continue reading What Meta’s Acquisition Of Chinese-Founded AI Startup Means To Advertisers
Sony is buying Peanuts
Sony is buying Peanuts The company will own 80 percent of the franchise that features Snoopy and Charlie Brown. Mariella Moon Fri, December 19, 2025 The Peanuts gang. (Peanuts) Sony is paying approximately $460 milliion to purchase Peanuts [PDF] and its characters, including Snoopy and Charlie Brown, created by Charles M. Schulz. That’s a … Continue reading Sony is buying Peanuts
Netflix is reportedly in exclusive talks to acquire Warner Bros. and HBO
Netflix is reportedly in exclusive talks to acquire Warner Bros. and HBO A deal, if consummated and approved, would massively shake up the streaming landscape. Steve Dent Fri, December 5, 2025 ROBYN BECK via Getty Images Netflix is in exclusive talks to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery’s film and TV studios and HBO … Continue reading Netflix is reportedly in exclusive talks to acquire Warner Bros. and HBO
Merkur Group has acquired a ‘significant stake’ in ETG developer Spintec
Merkur Group has acquired a ‘significant stake’ in ETG developer Spintec Rachael Davies Merkur Group has expanded its partnership with electronic table game developer Spintec to acquire a “significant stake” in the company. After initially investing back in 2019, Merkur Group has now acquired what it describes as “a significant stake” in Slovenia-based … Continue reading Merkur Group has acquired a ‘significant stake’ in ETG developer Spintec
Bally’s approved to take control of The Star by the end of this week
Bally’s approved to take control of The Star by the end of this week Suswati Basu The Star Entertainment Group has been working with Bally’s Corporation to allow the gaming giant to take over the struggling business by the end of November. After a substantial wait for the red tape of regulatory approvals … Continue reading Bally’s approved to take control of The Star by the end of this week
Adobe to buy digital marketing platform Semrush for $1.9 billion
November 19, 2025 Adobe to buy digital marketing platform Semrush for $1.9 billion
Why did SoftBank sell off its Nvidia stake?
November 11, 2025 Why did SoftBank sell off its Nvidia stake?
Zeta Global acquires enterprise software business from Marigold
Marigold is holding on to its SMB tools like Campaign Monitor and Emma, but its relationship marketing apps are on the move. Mike Pastore on September 30, 2025 Zeta Global announced Tuesday it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Marigold’s enterprise software business, including Marigold Loyalty, Cheetah Digital, Selligent, Sailthru, Liveclicker and Grow. … Continue reading Zeta Global acquires enterprise software business from Marigold