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US DoJ Approves Nokia/Alcatel-Lucent Merger

by Helen Vince

The US Department of Justice has given its approval to Nokia Networks’ proposed merger with Alcatel-Lucent. Nokia has already gained approval for the deal in Serbia and Brazil, while the EU’s antitrust regulators are …

Tags:Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Nokia| Vol 22 - Issue 26

JCDecaux Completes Continental Outdoor Media Acquisition

by Helen Vince

JCDecaux has completed the acquisition of Africa’s Continental Outdoor Media. The company announced in December 2014 that it would acquire Continental Outdoor in partnership with Royal Bafokeng Holdings, a community-owned investment company, with a …

Tags:JCDecaux| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Vol 22 - Issue 26

US Cable Companies Fight Over T-Mobile

by Tom Allen

We hear that Comcast has held talks with Deutsche Telekom, about a potential acquisition of the T-Mobile US mobile network. Dish is also said to be interested.

Tags:Comcast| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 25

Intel Completes Recon Acquisition

by Helen Vince

Intel has completed its acquisition of Canadian smart eyewear company, Recon Instruments, which was first announced at CES earlier this year. In a post on Intel’s blog, Josh Walden, senior VP and general manager …

Tags:Intel| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 25

Barco to Acquire Medical Display Firm

by Helen Vince

Barco is to acquire Advan International, a US-based manufacturer of high-quality LCD displays for medical modality applications. Advan’s US headquarters houses facilities for research and development and operations, while a second location in Seoul, …

Tags:Barco| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Vol 22 - Issue 25

HTC Not Interested in Asustek Approach

by Helen Vince

HTC has responded to reports that its larger rival, Asustek Computer, was interested in taking over the company. Asustek’s chairman, Johnny Shih, had been quoted as saying, ahead of the company’s AGM, that the …

Tags:Asus| HTC| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 25

Why Do VCs Invest in Displays, Intel Asks? (BC13)

by Bob Raikes

The final speaker of the morning session was Ron D Reich of Intel Capital where he is Managing Director of the Strategic Transactions Group. He said, after hearing Barnes’ talk, that he wondered why …

Tags:Financial Data| Intel| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 24

Apple Buys VR Start-Up

by Helen Vince

Apple is reported to have acquired German virtual reality start-up Metaio. The company currently makes a number of SDKs and toolkits that help to create augmented reality apps and has created a holodeck-style game …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 23

Intel to Buy Altera for $16.7 Billion

by Helen Vince

Intel has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Altera in an all-cash transaction which values the deal at $16.7 billion. This is the second major semiconductor acquisition in days, following the sale of Broadcom …

Tags:Intel| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 23

Avago to Buy Broadcom for $37 Billion

by Helen Vince

Avago Technologies has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Broadcom for $37 billion. The deal values the combined company at $77 billion in enterprise value. Once the transaction is completed. Hock Tan, president …

Tags:Broadcom| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 22

Tivo Buys Polish Middleware Company

by Helen Vince

Tivo has acquired Cubiware, a Polish middleware and multiscreen firm for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition will enable Tivo to expand its international presence in 25 countries. The company said it will also expand …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Tivo| Vol 22 - Issue 23

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Oculus Acquires Surreal Vision

by Helen Vince

Oculus has announced its acquisition of Surreal Vision, a UK-based company which has been working to refine software that can accurately and quickly build 3D maps of physical environments, which it calls simultaneous location …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| Vol 22 - Issue 22