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acquisition

[ak-wuh-zish-uhn] / ˌæk wəˈzɪʃ ən /




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Döpfner said he is focused on buying new digital media properties, but there are few appealing businesses up for sale, making new acquisitions elusive.

From The Wall Street Journal

The parent of the Twitter-like platform went public last year through a special-purpose acquisition company, avoiding some of the red tape of a traditional initial public offering.

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They claimed the $1.7 billion acquisition would unfairly augment Amazon’s lead in robotics and home devices.

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These deals follow Google’s $32 billion acquisition of security firm Wiz earlier this year.

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An acquisition of BHP’s petroleum business was cheered by investors, though they looked askance at the company’s decision to invest in a low-carbon ammonia project in Texas.

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