The purchase of Pictela, founded in 2009, marks the first acquisition for AOL's Advertising unit since the company regained its independence in December 2009.
Scottish Power is expected to announce that it will acquire PacifiCorp ppw for at least $7.6 billion, marking the first acquisition of a U.S. utility by a foreign buyer, according to reports.
This marks the third acquisition for Demandware in the last year.
The move in fact marks the fifth acquisition Vocus has made in the last 12 months or so.
The purchase of DealPop marks the fifth acquisition for Tippr, which enables any online publisher to operate a group buying service with its PoweredByTippr white-label platform.
A purchase of Santa Fe would mark the first United States acquisition for the Toronto-based company, which controls about a quarter of the Canadian tobacco market, worth $1.5 billion, with brands like Benson & Hedges and Craven "A".
The deal will mark the first major acquisition for Unilever's new chief executive Paul Polman, and it seems to be a prudent one: ING analyst Marco Gulpers said it was a "small acquisition, [relatively speaking], but the price is fair".
Ensogo, with members in the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia, marks the first LivingSocial acquisition in Asia.
If the report checks out, this would mark Apple's first acquisition in Israel (and the first with Tim Cook at the helm as CEO), and also a rare occasion because the consumer electronics giant doesn't usually buy non-software companies.
The buyout marks the third major acquisition from Cisco this year: In March, the company made a $590 million deal to acquire camcorder maker Pure Digital, and on Oct. 1, it announced plans to spend $3 billion on video conferencing firm Tandberg.
