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* The content is subject to: | * The content is subject to: | ||
** Being changed or altered | ** Being changed or altered | ||
*** Something as simple as adding an announcement to say that they've been acquired is a difference between a website pre-bought and a website post-bought. | *** Something as simple as adding an announcement to say that they've been acquired is a difference between <br> a company's website pre-bought and a company's website post-bought. | ||
** Being removed | ** Being removed | ||
*** In most instances, the acquired companies would have their website domains be redirected to the company's website that is responsible for the acquisition; <br> For example, http://www.permabit.com/ redirects <br> to https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-acquires-permabit-assets-eases-barriers-cloud-portability-data-deduplication-technology?sc_cid=701f2000000RTVRAA4 <br> because Permabit was acquired by Red Hat in 2017 July. | *** In most instances, the acquired companies would have their website domains be redirected to the company's website that is responsible for the acquisition; <br> For example, http://www.permabit.com/ redirects <br> to https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-acquires-permabit-assets-eases-barriers-cloud-portability-data-deduplication-technology?sc_cid=701f2000000RTVRAA4 <br> because Permabit was acquired by Red Hat in 2017 July. | ||
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*** General | *** General | ||
**** '''[https://www.benzinga.com/m-a Benzinga] (existed since 2010)''' | **** '''[https://www.benzinga.com/m-a Benzinga] (existed since 2010)''' | ||
**** '''[https://www.bizjournals.com/bizjournals/topic/mergers-and-acquisitions The Business Journals]''' | |||
**** '''[https://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/news/subject/?vnsId=31333 BusinessWire] (Limit: only up to 20 pages, 25 entries per page, 500 entries of the most recent articles)''' | **** '''[https://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/news/subject/?vnsId=31333 BusinessWire] (Limit: only up to 20 pages, 25 entries per page, 500 entries of the most recent articles)''' | ||
**** '''[https://www.eu-startups.com/category/acquisitions/ EU-Startups] (existed since 2010 October)''' | **** '''[https://www.eu-startups.com/category/acquisitions/ EU-Startups] (existed since 2010 October)''' | ||
**** '''[https://fortune.com/tag/mergers-and-acquisitions/ Fortune] (existed since 1929)''' | |||
**** '''[https://www.globenewswire.com/Search?sc=Mergers%20and%20Acquisitions GlobalNewsWire, Inc.]''' | **** '''[https://www.globenewswire.com/Search?sc=Mergers%20and%20Acquisitions GlobalNewsWire, Inc.]''' | ||
**** '''[https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/premerger-notification-program/early-termination-notices Federal Trade Commission] (Special!)''' | **** '''[https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/premerger-notification-program/early-termination-notices Federal Trade Commission] (Special!)''' | ||
**** '''[https://www.themiddlemarket.com/ Mergers & Acquisitions]''' | |||
*** Beauty | *** Beauty | ||
**** '''[https://beautymatter.com/finance/ BeautyMatter]''' | **** '''[https://beautymatter.com/finance/ BeautyMatter]''' | ||
**** '''[https://www.gcimagazine.com/business/suppliers/acquisitions/ Global Cosmetic Industry Magazine] | |||
*** Education | *** Education | ||
**** '''[https://www.edsurge.com/news/topics/mergers-and-acquisitions EdSurge] (existed since 2011)''' | |||
**** '''[https://thepienews.com/section/news/acquisitions-news/ The PIE News]''' | **** '''[https://thepienews.com/section/news/acquisitions-news/ The PIE News]''' | ||
*** Finanical | *** Finanical | ||
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**** '''[https://www.privateequitywire.co.uk/category/content-channels/acquisition Private Equity Wire] (existed since 2002)''' | **** '''[https://www.privateequitywire.co.uk/category/content-channels/acquisition Private Equity Wire] (existed since 2002)''' | ||
*** Food & Drink | *** Food & Drink | ||
**** '''[https://www.bakingbusiness.com/topics/866-mergers-and-acquisitions Baking Business]''' | |||
**** '''[https://www.blogto.com/ blogTO | Toronto]''' | **** '''[https://www.blogto.com/ blogTO | Toronto]''' | ||
**** '''[https://www.cspdailynews.com/mergers-acquisitions CSP Magazine]''' | **** '''[https://www.cspdailynews.com/mergers-acquisitions CSP Magazine]''' | ||
**** '''[http://www.foodbusinessafrica.com/category/news-by-category/mergers-acquisitions-divestments/ Food Business Africa]''' | **** '''[http://www.foodbusinessafrica.com/category/news-by-category/mergers-acquisitions-divestments/ Food Business Africa]''' | ||
**** '''[https://www.foodbusinessnews.net/topics/133-mergers-and-acquisitions Food Business News]''' | **** '''[https://www.foodbusinessnews.net/topics/133-mergers-and-acquisitions Food Business News]''' | ||
**** '''[https://progressivegrocer.com/mergers-acquisitions Progressive Grocer] (existed since 1922)''' | |||
*** Health | *** Health | ||
**** '''[https://www.biospace.com/news/?Keywords=acquire BioSpace] (existed since 1985)''' | **** '''[https://www.biospace.com/news/?Keywords=acquire BioSpace] (existed since 1985)''' | ||
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*** Legal | *** Legal | ||
**** '''[https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions Law360]''' | **** '''[https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions Law360]''' | ||
*** Materials | |||
**** '''[https://www.inkworldmagazine.com/news/mergers-and-acquisitions/ Ink World Magazine]''' | |||
*** Recycling & Waste | |||
**** '''[https://www.waste360.com/business/mergers-and-acquisitions Waste360]''' | |||
*** Retail | *** Retail | ||
**** '''[https://retailtouchpoints.com/features/mergers-and-acquisitions/ Retail TouchPoints]''' | **** '''[https://retailtouchpoints.com/features/mergers-and-acquisitions/ Retail TouchPoints]''' | ||
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**** '''[https://www.ewweb.com/news/mergers-acquisitions Electrical Wholesaling] | **** '''[https://www.ewweb.com/news/mergers-acquisitions Electrical Wholesaling] | ||
**** '''[https://www.fintechfutures.com/category/mergers-acquisitionsma/ FinTech Futures]''' | **** '''[https://www.fintechfutures.com/category/mergers-acquisitionsma/ FinTech Futures]''' | ||
**** '''[https://www.heavyliftpfi.com/business/mergers-and-acquisitions/ Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International Magazine]''' | |||
*** '''[https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/mergers-and-acquisitions/ Infosecurity Magazine]''' | |||
**** '''[https://www.massdevice.com/category/mergers_acquisitions/ Mass Device]''' | **** '''[https://www.massdevice.com/category/mergers_acquisitions/ Mass Device]''' | ||
**** '''[https://www.securitysales.com/category/business/mergers/ Security Sales & Integration] (existed since 1979)''' | **** '''[https://www.securitysales.com/category/business/mergers/ Security Sales & Integration] (existed since 1979)''' |
Revision as of 01:36, 24 April 2020
In the life of a company, big or small, in one chapter, they would be acquired or merged into a larger company for something to ideally benefit both or multiple entities together.
As such, it is imperative to archive the websites, sub-subdomains of said websites, and social media presences of said acquired companies because:
- The content is subject to:
- Being changed or altered
- Something as simple as adding an announcement to say that they've been acquired is a difference between
a company's website pre-bought and a company's website post-bought.
- Something as simple as adding an announcement to say that they've been acquired is a difference between
- Being removed
- In most instances, the acquired companies would have their website domains be redirected to the company's website that is responsible for the acquisition;
For example, http://www.permabit.com/ redirects
to https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-acquires-permabit-assets-eases-barriers-cloud-portability-data-deduplication-technology?sc_cid=701f2000000RTVRAA4
because Permabit was acquired by Red Hat in 2017 July. - In certain instances, an acquired company's content of their internet presence is subject to removal, partially or fully;
For example, on 2020 March 31, with Dark Sky (weather app) being acquired by Apple,
the acquired company's sub-domain, https://blog.darksky.net/ has deleted all of their blog posts except for the announcement of being acquired;
compare with https://web.archive.org/web/20200309082304/https://blog.darksky.net/ (last snapshot pre-announcement)
to https://web.archive.org/web/20200331173201/https://blog.darksky.net/ (snapshot of post-announcement).
- In most instances, the acquired companies would have their website domains be redirected to the company's website that is responsible for the acquisition;
- Being changed or altered
There are two ways of finding companies being acquired or merged to another company:
- 1) Make a web search query with phrases or keywords through a web search engine
- Advantages
- Smaller or more obscure company acquisitions are more likely to be found,
often found from the acquired company's websites or social media accounts.
- Smaller or more obscure company acquisitions are more likely to be found,
- Disadvantages
- The amount of unrelated or mislabeled content when searching is higher than normal,
as it is one of the quirks of web search engines displaying results through a countless series of algorithms.
- The amount of unrelated or mislabeled content when searching is higher than normal,
- Here are a list of commonly used keywords and phrases to use to make a search query:
acquire
acquired
acquisition
bought out
merger
merging
-sports
- It's recommended to use this line as part of the search query since without this phrase,
the search attempt will bring up results of sport players being traded or joining a team;
However, this may remove results on sports-oriented company acquisitions or mergers.
- It's recommended to use this line as part of the search query since without this phrase,
- Advantages
- 2) Browse through articles or press releases from various sources
- Advantages
- The amount of unrelated or mislabeled content when searching is lower than normal, with some websites due to curation or verification.
- Disadvantages
- Smaller or more obscure company acquisitions are unlikely to be covered by more larger resources.
- Here is a list of various resources of where to find news on company acquisitions and mergers;
They are sorted by category, in alphabetical order, except for the 'General' category:- General
- Benzinga (existed since 2010)
- The Business Journals
- BusinessWire (Limit: only up to 20 pages, 25 entries per page, 500 entries of the most recent articles)
- EU-Startups (existed since 2010 October)
- Fortune (existed since 1929)
- GlobalNewsWire, Inc.
- Federal Trade Commission (Special!)
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Beauty
- Education
- EdSurge (existed since 2011)
- The PIE News
- Finanical
- Crowdfund Insider
- Insurance Journal
- Private Equity Wire (existed since 2002)
- Food & Drink
- Baking Business
- blogTO | Toronto
- CSP Magazine
- Food Business Africa
- Food Business News
- Progressive Grocer (existed since 1922)
- Health
- BioSpace (existed since 1985)
- The Pharma Letter
- Legal
- Materials
- Recycling & Waste
- Retail
- Science
- BioSpace (existed since 1985)
- Technology
- ChannelE2E
- CollisionWeek
- Data Economy (existed since 2016)
- The Edge Singapore (existed since 2001)
- Electrical Wholesaling
- FinTech Futures
- Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International Magazine
- Infosecurity Magazine
- Mass Device
- Security Sales & Integration (existed since 1979)
- Rental Equipment Register
- TechCrunch (existed since 2013)
- Intelligence Community News (existed since 2013)
- General
- Advantages