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Israel Acquisition Corp., Pomvom merger deal falls through Acquisitions News 

Israel Acquisition Corp., Pomvom merger deal falls through

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Israel Acquisitions Corp. (ISRL), a publicly-traded special-purpose acquisition company, and Pomvom Ltd., an Israeli technology company developing and providing experiential content to amusement parks and attractions, have called off their previously announced merger, citing a “change to the global market conditions.” Both parties also mutually agreed to waive any claim or demand on the part of any of the parties... Read More
New owners of Condé Systems open for business Acquisitions News 

New owners of Condé Systems open for business

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Since the purchase of the assets of Condé Systems, the new owner David McLean, founder of Trophykits.com, has restarted the business in Jacksonville, Florida where Trophykits.com is headquartered. The legal entity of the new company is Condé Systems of Florida LLC, dba Condé Systems, which operates independently of Trophykits.com Conde Systems also owns exclusive brand names like Conde®, Ink Minder®,... Read More
GotPhoto acquires Entagged with Name List App Acquisitions 

GotPhoto acquires Entagged with Name List App

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GotPhoto Inc., the end-to-end workflow and e-commerce solution for photographers, announced the acquisition of Entagged, created by Foolography GmbH, and its Name List feature. This acquisition will streamline the volume photography tagging process, making it easier for photographers to capture and manage large shoots efficiently and directly through the GotPhoto platform, according to GotPhoto. Entagged is a Bluetooth barcode-scanning and... Read More
Canva to acquire generative AI platform Leonardo.AI Acquisitions News 

Canva to acquire generative AI platform Leonardo.AI

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Canva announced plans to acquire Leonardo.AI. As one of Australia’s fastest-growing startups, and a leading generative AI content and research company, Leonardo.AI is empowering millions of people to bring their ideas to life through production-quality images and videos. The acquisition complements Canva’s offering and enhances the company’s vision to build a world-class suite of visual AI tools, the company said. Terms... Read More
Private equity firm purchases Kodak Alaris, parent of Kodak Moments Acquisitions News 

Private equity firm purchases Kodak Alaris, parent of Kodak Moments

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Kodak Alaris announced Kingswood Capital Management, LP acquired the company from the United Kingdom Pension Protection Fund. Kingswood is a Los Angeles-based private-equity firm focused on buyouts of middle-market businesses and has significant experience in driving value for consumer and industrial services businesses. Kodak Alaris was formed following the 2012 bankruptcy of Eastman Kodak Co., with a purchase of Kodak’s... Read More
Harris Computer Corp. buys Dakis Decision Systems Acquisitions News 

Harris Computer Corp. buys Dakis Decision Systems

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Harris Computer Corp., a global leader in software solutions, announced the acquisition of Dakis Decision Systems, Inc. and its e-commerce platform. Terms were not disclosed. dakis offers e-commerce and photo solutions platforms, including point of sale, online and in-store photo kiosks, as well as lab printing convenience. The company provides solutions for camera stores, photo labs, and print shops that... Read More
Games developer Voodoo acquires social photo network BeReal Acquisitions 

Games developer Voodoo acquires social photo network BeReal

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Voodoo, a mobile apps and games publisher with more than 7 billion downloads worldwide, acquired BeReal, the Gen Z social network dedicated to authenticity. Terms weren’t disclosed, but the company said this transaction, which is valuing BeReal at €500 million, Voodoo further accelerates its diversification into consumer apps. Voodoo intends to further invest in BeReal while providing its expertise in... Read More
Condé Systems sold to TrophyKits owner, second-chance auction through Friday Acquisitions News 

Condé Systems sold to TrophyKits owner, second-chance auction through Friday

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David McLean, the Jacksonville, Fla, owner of TrophyKits, announced the purchase of the business rights of Condé Systems, including the Condé brand, toll-free number and social media accounts, from the June 4 online asset auction. Details weren’t disclosed, but the company said more information will be provided in the coming days and weeks at www.conde.com. McLean said he founded TrophyKits.com... Read More
Leica Camera acquires Fjorden Electra AS company, launches Leica LUX app Acquisitions New Products Updates 

Leica Camera acquires Fjorden Electra AS company, launches Leica LUX app

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Fresh off the acquisition of app developer and accessories maker Fjorden Electra AS, Leica Camera AG launched the Leica LUX app, a professional camera app that brings the Leica Look to the iPhone. The freemium app, which has a $69.95 annual subscription, caters to both seasoned photographers and beginners, offering features suitable for anything from quick snapshots to artistic compositions. the... Read More
Advertek completes acquisition of CCI, expands operations and facilities Acquisitions News 

Advertek completes acquisition of CCI, expands operations and facilities

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Advertek, one of Canada’s leading print innovators, announced the successful completion of its previously announced acquisition of Custom Colour Imaging (CCI), a Toronto-based photo lab and print-on-demand company. As part of the integration, Advertek’s current Print on Demand, Small and Large Format Printing, and Mailing divisions, formerly based in Brampton, ONT, will now operate out of the existing CCI facilities... Read More
Smartphoto group acquires TopFanZ Acquisitions News 

Smartphoto group acquires TopFanZ

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Belgian e-commerce company Smartphoto group NV announced the acquisition of TopFanZ, a European merchandiser for the sports and entertainment sector. TopFanZ, based in Halen, Belgium, offers total solutions in merchandising and brand activation for its customers and their fans, the company says. They offer full-service merchandising partnerships, including marketing support, product procurement, and e-commerce support. In the last financial year,... Read More
Condé Systems assets going to auction June 4 Acquisitions News 

Condé Systems assets going to auction June 4

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Hyperams LLC, Rolling Meadows, Ill, has announced a June 4 online auction for the assets of dye-sublimation products distributor Condé Systems, Inc., which announced on its Facebook page the company would be closing in April. In November 2022, the company announced the transition to an employee-owned company, with the pending retirement of David Gross, president. According to the announcement from... Read More
Freepik announces acquisition of Magnific Acquisitions News 

Freepik announces acquisition of Magnific

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Freepik announced its acquisition of AI-image upscaler Magnific. The acquisition is Freepik’s biggest to date – it acquired EyeEm (Germany) last year, and Videvo (UK), Original Mockups (Colombia), and Iconfinder (Denmark) in 2022, the company said. Terms weren’t disclosed. The founders of Magnific, Javi López and Emilio Nicolás, will continue to focus on their own AI innovation, testing and developing new ideas. Although Magnific will operate as... Read More
Nikon completes acquisition RED.com, LLC Acquisitions 

Nikon completes acquisition RED.com, LLC

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Nikon Corp. announced, as of April 8, it has successfully acquired 100% of the outstanding membership interests of RED.com, LLC (RED), as previously announced. According to this PetaPixel report, the acquisition was precipitated by RED’s patent infringement suit against Nikon in  2022. Upon RED becoming a wholly owned subsidiary, RED’s President Jarred Land became a close Advisor to the company,... Read More
Futuresource Consulting, BCC Research to merge Acquisitions Partnerships 

Futuresource Consulting, BCC Research to merge

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UK-based market research consultancy Futuresource Consulting and Boston-based market research firm BCC Research have announced a merger of the two companies. “There are strong synergies between BCC Research and Futuresource Consulting which can now be fully realized. The brands share complementary research offerings and together can provide our clients with a greater depth and breadth of research,” says Craig Ive,... Read More