Sentence examples for acquisition picking from inspiring English sources

While Mr. Hooper feels that he scored on the Nemo acquisition, picking winners isn't easy, and he warns that buyers of technology must beware.

In 2010 Li’s Cheung Kong made its biggest acquisition, picking up U.K. Power Networks for $9.1 billion; it now supplies power to approximately 8 million Brits.

This leaves vendors responsible for customer acquisition, picking what items they want to include in their online shops and marketing them.

Also among the revelations is the price the company paid for another recent high-profile acquisition, picking up Vector Watch's talent and IP.

Managed by Q, the platform that helps office managers handle day-to-day operations, has made its first acquisition, picking up Y Combinator graduates Hivy for an undisclosed amount.

Qualtrics, a Provo, Utah, company whose online survey research platforms help 8,500 enterprise customers better understand both their employees and their customers, has made its first acquisition, picking up four-year-old, San Francisco-based Statwing.

NatSteel also has expanded through acquisitions, picking up Apple plants in Singapore and Ireland.

Plum District even dabbled in some acquisitions, picking up DoodleDeals Inc. and Chatterfly in 2011.

Ross embarked on an aggressive acquisition strategy, picking up electronic game maker Atari, children's toy maker Knickerbocker Toy, the family recreation company Malibu Grand Prix, the New York Cosmos football (soccer) team, and heirloom maker The Franklin Mint.

This matters, as Yahoo is on a truly impressive acquisition spree, picking up 19 companies in the last year.

Companies like Salesforce, Oracle and others, as they raise their own social media games, have been on acquisition sprees picking up companies like Buddy Media, Vitrue and Socialbakers competitor Radian6, in order to offer social media marketing services to their customers.