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Facebook splashes $1bn on Instagram acquisition

Facebook has snapped up Instagram, the popular photo-sharing app, for $1bn (£623m) in cash and shares and sparked a major backlash.

Pelham Bell Pottinger advises pension fund on Goals acquisition

Pelham Bell Pottinger has been called in by one of Canada's biggest pension funds as it pursues an acquisition of UK leisure firm Goals Soccer Centres.

Game and Gamestation brands survive following acquisition

Game Group has been saved by private investment firm OpCapita in a move that will safeguard more than 3,000 jobs and ensure that the Game and Gamestation brands continue to exist on the high street.

Global Radio to extend Heart with Atlantic FM acquisition

Global Radio has bought the independent Cornwall-based radio station Atlantic FM for an undisclosed sum and will rebrand the station as part of the Heart network.

Blockbuster launches 'most aggressive' customer acquisition drive

Movie rental chain Blockbuster is running its "most aggressive" customer acquisition campaign by offering two weeks of free physical film rentals to those who sign up in its stores.

Time Out boosts deals service with Keynoir acquisition

Time Out Group is expanding its daily deals service with the acquisition of Keynoir for an undisclosed sum, in a move to boost transactions on its travel and destination websites.

Ipsos eyes up 'new frontiers' following Synovate acquisition

Ipsos' half a billion pound acquisition of Synovate from Aegis could be seen as a risk in these difficult economic times but, says Ipsos MORI chief executive Ben Page, "it's a risk worth taking".

Google: an acquisition timeline, 2004...present

From Picasa in 2004 to Motorola in 2011, Google is no stranger to putting its hand in its pocket for large and small deals.

Shazam makes first acquisition to introduce lyrics technology

Digital music company Shazam has made its first acquisition with the purchase of the Synchronized Lyrics technology from Silicon Valley firm Tunezee.

Aegis bolsters iProspect's social media offering with overseas acquisition

Aegis, the media buying and market research group, has acquired ICUC Moderation Services, a Canadian social media moderation company, to join its Aegis Media's iProspect network.

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