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Samsung Accelerates AI Push with Strategic Acquisitions and Investments

Samsung Accelerates AI Push with Strategic Acquisitions and Investments

SEOUL, Jul. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics, the South Korean tech giant, is revving up its merger and acquisition (M&A) engine, with a particular focus on artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The company’s recent moves have ignited speculation about its next big deal and future direction in the rapidly evolving AI landscape. On July 16, Samsung [...]

Altus Group to Acquire APAC-Focused Valuation Software Provider Forbury

Altus Group to Acquire APAC-Focused Valuation Software Provider Forbury

Strengthening CRE Valuation Offer in APAC Region TORONTO, Nov. 08 (Korea Bizwire) — Altus Group Limited (ʺAltus” or “the Company”) (TSX: AIF), a leading provider of asset and fund intelligence for commercial real estate (“CRE”), announced today that it signed a definitive agreement to acquire the business of Forbury Property Valuation Solutions Limited (“Forbury”), a [...]

WillScot Mobile Mini Acquires Regional Modular Space and Portable Storage Provider in Mid-Atlantic

WillScot Mobile Mini Acquires Regional Modular Space and Portable Storage Provider in Mid-Atlantic

PHOENIX, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp. (“WillScot Mobile Mini” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: WSC), a North American leader in modular space and portable storage solutions, today announced it acquired Allied Office Trailers and Storage Containers. This acquisition adds approximately 8,000 rental assets to WillScot Mobile Mini’s fleet of mobile offices and portable storage [...]

SK ecoplant Acquires 2 Plastic Waste Recycling Firms

SK ecoplant Acquires 2 Plastic Waste Recycling Firms

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean builder SK ecoplant Co. said Wednesday it had signed a stock purchase agreement with DY Polymer and DY Indus, both specialized in the recycling of plastic waste, and completed the acquisition procedures. DY Polymer has been engaged in the production of pellets, the nation’s first recycled material [...]

Colliers Acquires Leading Australian Engineering Services Firm

Colliers Acquires Leading Australian Engineering Services Firm

TORONTO and SYDNEY, Australia, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Leading diversified professional services and investment management company, Colliers (NASDAQ, TSX: CIGI), announced today it has acquired a controlling interest in PEAKURBAN Pty Limited (“PEAKURBAN”), one of the fastest growing engineering companies in Australia. The PEAKURBAN senior leadership team will remain significant shareholders of the business under Colliers’ [...]

SK hynix Completes 576 bln-won Acquisition of Chip Contract Firm Key Foundry

SK hynix Completes 576 bln-won Acquisition of Chip Contract Firm Key Foundry

SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — SK hynix Inc., South Korea’s second-largest chipmaker, said Tuesday it has wrapped up a 576 billion-won (US$492 million) acquisition of local chip contract manufacturer Key Foundry. The company said it has recently completed the official acquisition process of the 8-inch wafer foundry manufacturer from Magnus Investment Partners LLC, a [...]

EV Technology Group Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Up to 100% of MOKE International to Rapidly Expand the Iconic British Brand

EV Technology Group Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Up to 100% of MOKE International to Rapidly Expand the Iconic British Brand

TORONTO, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — EV Technology Group Ltd. (the “Company” or “EV Technology Group”) (NEO: EVTG) (OTCQB: EVTGF) (DE: B96A) announces today that it has entered into a definitive agreement (the “Definitive Agreement”) with the shareholders of MOKE International (the “MIL Shareholders”) to acquire up to 100% of MOKE International Limited (“MIL”), its first [...]

N2Growth Expanding Executive Search & Leadership Advisory Operations into Mexico, Acquires FluidMind Consulting

N2Growth Expanding Executive Search & Leadership Advisory Operations into Mexico, Acquires FluidMind Consulting

PHILADELPHIA, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) —  N2Growth Inc., a global leadership consulting and executive search firm, announced today the expansion to Mexico with its acquisition of the Mexican talent and leadership advisory firm, FluidMind Consulting, appointing Carlos Alfonso Gonzalez as Managing Partner. Carlos will be responsible for all operations in Mexico and neighboring countries and will report directly [...]

Samsung Buys German OLED Display Firm Cynora: Report

Samsung Buys German OLED Display Firm Cynora: Report

SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Display Co. has acquired German display startup Cynora GmbH for about US$300 million to advance technology for foldable smartphone screens, a report said Wednesday. Bloomberg reported that the South Korean firm purchased Cynora’s “intellectual property and technology” on organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels used in foldable smartphones. Cynora’s [...]

Duck Creek Leads a New Era in Reinsurance Software with Its Agreement to Acquire the Premier Cloud-based Solution, Prima XL

Duck Creek Leads a New Era in Reinsurance Software with Its Agreement to Acquire the Premier Cloud-based Solution, Prima XL

Boston, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Duck Creek Technologies (NASDAQ: DCT), the intelligent solutions provider defining the future of property and casualty (P&C) insurance, today announces it has agreed to acquire Prima XL, France-based Prima Solutions’ flagship commercial reinsurance technology solution. Prima XL will further enhance Duck Creek’s value to current and future customers by [...]