Tag Archives: buyouts

Beats buyout of MOG worth $14 million, splits company not-so-neatly into two

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More official details are emerging from Beats Electronics’ acquisition of MOG, and they paint a considerably messier picture of the deal than we saw just a day ago. HTC (which has a big stake in Beats) has confirmed that the move into streaming musi…


China clears Google acquisition of Motorola, eliminates last barrier to Googorola bliss

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The final significant roadblock to Google’s buyout of Motorola has been cleared, as Chinese regulators have just given their rubber stamp. Their approval follows a few months after the simultaneous American and European clearances, and virtually all …


Samsung snaps up mSpot, teases a boost to media cloud efforts

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Talk of a Samsung cloud service might not have panned out at the Galaxy S III event, but that doesn’t mean the Korean electronics giant isn’t interested in the space. Samsung has just acquired mSpot, best known for its cloud music storage and its ear…


Fujitsu buys out Toshiba’s stake in mobile joint venture, division now called Fujitsu Mobile Communications

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April 2, 2012: a great day to officially wash your hands of an unprofitable business. On the heels of Philips stuffing its TV biz into a joint venture, Fujitsu announced it has bought out Toshiba’s stake in Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications (just …


Nokia Siemens Networks looks to unload WiMax division onto NewNet Communication

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WiMax expansion isn’t exactly all the rage as of late, and so it comes as no surprise that Nokia Siemens Networks is shedding itself of the extraneous baggage. Following its recent whopping round of layoffs, the move is a continuation of the company’s …