Tag: Acquisition
Nasdaq acquires Adenza for $10 billion
Nasdaq is to acquire capital markets software house Adenza from Thoma Bravo for $10 billion, reinforcing its positioning as a "technology company serving the...
MTN in talks to sell West African operations to Axian, Ghana...
MTN Group is in advanced talks with Axian Group to sell some of its West African markets, according to people familiar with the matter,...
UK blocks $69-billion Microsoft, Activision deal
The UK said it would block Microsoft’s US$69-billion acquisition of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard over concerns it would hinder competition in cloud...
Africa’s Smile Identity acquires Appruve’s parent company to enhance expertise &...
Today, Smile Identity announced that it has acquired Appruve's parent company (Inclusive Innovations, Inc.) and is actively fulfilling regulatory requirements to finalise the transaction...
South Africa okays Microsoft’s $69 billion Activision acquisition
South Africa’s competition regulator, the Competition Commission, has approved Microsoft’s US$69 billion acquisition of videogame player Activision Blizzard in what will be the technology industry’s...
Chipper Cash to acquire Zambian fintech Zoona
Pan-African cross-border payment app Chipper Cash is set to acquire Zambian fintech company, Zoona Transactions International.
This acquisition will allow Chipper Cash, which has a...
Glo scratch cards rendered invalid; customers, STAFF left stranded
Glo customers in Ghana are now unable to load airtime from Glo recharge cards because the cards have been rendered invalid without prior notice...
Elon Musk finally buys Twitter, fires CEO, others
The world's richest man, Elon Musk, has completed his $44 billion takeover of Twitter, according to a filing with the US government.Musk tweeted "the...
Telkom, Rain remain engaged over proposed acquisition
Wireless broadband operator Rain said on Wednesday that it remains engaged with Telkom about a proposed acquisition.This comes after Telkom and MTN Group told investors...
MTN finally quits Telkom acquisition talks
MTN Group has walked away from talks to acquire Telkom, sending the partially state-owned telecommunications operator’s shares crashing nearly 25%.“MTN terminated discussions in relation to...