acquisition
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The supermarket chain said the affected convenience stores had been loss-making for some time and were acquired through its McColls acquisition in 2022.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
The new agents, which build on Workday’s $1.1 billion acquisition of AI firm Sana, will help employees book travel, manage expenses and automate common IT tasks like employee onboarding and off-boarding.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Following a lull in public listings last year, the industry has seen a wave of companies come public in the past few months, mostly through mergers with special-purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Much of that technology has roots in the 2024 acquisition of two companies, Morton Photonics and SiNoptiq, which added over 40 foundational patents to the company’s portfolio.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
The subsequent articulation by his very talented friend Chappell constituted the final phase of acquisition, the triumphal phase, though he used Chappell’s services only sparingly.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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