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Tech M&A: Blackboard Goes Private, eBay Goes Deeper on Mobile, and Twitter Eats Its Young Again
Friday, July 8, 2011 - 12:18pm | 1122By Damian Thompson An education software player privatizes, a payments behemoth gets bigger, and a social network player gains influence. Blackboard Graduates to the Middle of the Class? Blackboard Inc (NASDAQ: BBBB) announced today that it has agreed to be acquired by a group of investors lead...
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eBay Stacking Up The Acquisitions
Thursday, July 7, 2011 - 10:13am | 346If eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) should know how to do anything, its bid on and get something that they want. For years, sellers have used the service to get the best possible price for something they own, while buyers have used it to pay the lowest possible price for something they want. All the while, eBay...