

Operating vs. Acquiring - What Occasional Acquirers Need To Know
For some companies, acquisitions are the center of their growth strategies. For others, acquisitions are an occasional strategic move. Numerous studies show that frequent acquirers (those who spend at least 5% of their market value per year on acquisitions) have far higher success rates with their deals than occasional acquirers. Douglas Yorke, of Rumson Acquisitions, recently shared his perspectives on the difference between running a company and successfully completing (and


Snap's 9 Pivotal Pre-IPO Acquisitions
According to Josh Constine, Editor-At-Large for TechCrunch, "Most of Snap’s top products came from acquisitions". From selfie lenses to Spectacles, Snap, Inc. has a history of innovation through acquisition. Here’s a look at the companies Snap has bought and what they turned into: AddLive, a live video API, became Snapchat’s real-time video calling feature in chat Vergence Labs, a camera sunglasses maker, became Snap’s Spectacles Scan, a QR code developer, became Snap’s QR Sn