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GoCompare owner to be snapped up in £594m deal

Media platform Future has announced that Go-compare owner GoCo had accepted its takeover offer. T...

Swedish gaming group acquires Newcastle multiplayer specialist

Swedish gaming group Embracer has today entered into an agreement to acquire Newcastle-based games s...

X Tag saved from administration by European PropTech

European PropTech platform Plentific has announced its acquisition of X Tag (formally Gas Tag) after...

CMA to investigate Crowdcube-Seedrs merger

The Competition and Markets Authority is to investigate the proposed merger between Crowdcube and...

$1bn Codemasters takeover lined up

Historic UK videogames developer Codemasters is set for a $1bn US takeover.  The company, which ...

London-based ClearCourse acquires The Swan Group

London technology group ClearCourse has announced the acquisition of The Swan Group, a provider of r...

London FinTech PayPoint plans £70m double acquisition

London payments tech business PayPoint is to acquire two card payment and card terminal leasing firm...

US tech giant Ping Identity acquires Edinburgh partner

A US-based identity tech firm has acquired Symphonic Software, which offers authorisation for protec...

Octopus Energy swoops for Manchester software firm 

Octopus Energy has moved to acquire Manchester software company Upside Energy.  Upside is a cl...

Ocado’s £223m double acquisition bolsters robotics clout

British online supermarket and tech group Ocado has acquired two robotics firms for a total of $287m...

Bytes Technology Group progresses with intention to float

Software, security and cloud services specialist The Bytes Group has made another step toward an IPO...

Five-way merger creates new tech firm targeting £100m revenue

Five technology, networking, safety and security providers owned by private equity firm Aliter Capit...