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Major Acquisitions by BlackRock - Barclays Global Investor (BGI) - Acquired in 2009 for $13.5 billion, including the iShares ETF platform - Merrill Lynch Investment Management - Acquired in 2006 for $9.7 billion - eFront - Acquired in 2019 for $1.3 billion to strengthen BlackRock's technology platform - Aperio Group - Acquired in 2021 for about $1.1 billion, a pioneer in customizing tax-optimized index equity separately managed accounts - Kreos Capital - Acquired in 2023 for a reported $400 million, a leading provider of growth and venture debt funding
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In the early 2000s, Larry Page and Sergey Brin sought investment for Google, approaching Yahoo!, which offered a lowball $1 million for acquisition. Page and Brin rejected the offer. By 2004, Google went public and dominated search, while Yahoo! stru
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Yahoo's $2.36 trillion mistake: 1998: Google wanted to be acquired by Yahoo, so Google offered to Yahoo for $1 million, but Yahoo refused. 2002: Yahoo realized its mistake and offered to acquire Google for $3 billion, but Google demanded $5 billion
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๐คฏAs of January 5, 2025, here are the updated valuations for some of India's top startups: -- ๐Byju's: Approximately $21 billion. -- ๐Flipkart: Valued at around $37.6 billion; acquired by Walmart. --๐Paytm: Approximately $16 billion. --๐Ola:
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First-time founders chase headcount. Seasoned founders chase output. Many of the best startups werenโt built by bloated org charts. They were built by lean teams: YouTube: 65 employees โ Acquired for $๐.๐๐๐ Instagram: 13 employees โ Acquired
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Float Financial, a Toronto-based expense management startup for Canadian SMBs, has raised $50 million in Series B funding. NomuPay raised $37 million at a $200 million valuation, Moodyโs acquired Cape Analytics, and Clearwater plans to buy Enfusion
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Home-grown mango drink Maaza crossed $1 billion๐ต in sales in India in 2024. Maaza was launched in 1976 in India and was acquired by Coca-Cola in 1993. Maaza is now the companyโs third billion dollar brand, after Thums Up and Sprite. But in my op
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