MacPaw, a Kyiv (Kiev)-based Mac software development company serving more than five million customers worldwide, has bought the file unpacker for Mac users The Unarchiver. The terms of the deal, which was announced earlier this week, have remained undisclosed. With millions of clients around the world, the Finnish app claims to be among the top …
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Last week Chernovetskyi Investment Group (CIG), a Ukrainian investment company, announced that its portfolio company Eda.ua has merged with Foodout, a major food delivery player operating in Baltics. The deal between CIG and Foodout’s investor, the Gold Fish fund, has resulted in the creation of Foodout Group.
Petcube, a Ukrainian-American startup which has developed a pioneering connected pet device, today announced the acquisition of PetBot, a Canadian startup operating in the same field. The amount of the deal has not been disclosed, but Petcube indicated that the company’s intellectual property and assets are being acquired. PetBot presents its Indiegogo-funded device as “the only …
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SendPulse, an AI-powered email marketing service provider, announced it had acquired its Turkish counterpart Mailto in late May. Although the amount of the transaction has not been disclosed, SendPulse’s co-founder and CEO Constantine Makarov told Ukraine Digital News that Mailto has been valued at $300,000. “As we are focused on the emerging and fast-growing markets, …
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In a deal announced yesterday Grossum, a Kyiv (Kiev)-based IT company specializing in e-commerce and e-health solutions, has been acquired by software development company App Solutions for an undisclosed amount. App Solutions expects the deal to result in “higher efficiency” for its business, “strengthening expertise in web and mobile development and improving the company’s positions in the IT outsourcing …
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Earlier this week Luxoft, a NYSE-listed provider of software development services and innovative solutions and a part of Russia’s IBS Group, announced the acquisition of IntroPro. The details of the transaction have not been disclosed. Established in 2008, IntroPro is an engineering consultancy that employs development teams in Ukraine to serve essentially clients in North America. Its expertise covers consulting, architectural design, development as well as quality assurance services for …
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Earlier this month SoftServe, a major IT outsourcing company headquartered in Lviv (Lvov), Western Ukraine, announced that it has acquired Coders Center, a privately-held enterprise technology firm headquartered in Poland. The terms of the deal remain undisclosed. “Coders Center brings valuable experience in the implementation of enterprise content management systems, and this acquisition supports SoftServe’s …
Last week Horizon Capital, a Kyiv (Kiev)-based private equity fund manager, announced that it had increased its stake in Datagroup, a major Ukrainian independent telecom operator, from significant minority to over 70%. Horizon Capital will assume operational control of the company. When contacted by Ukraine Digital News, the fund declined to disclose any further details.
Last month a consortium of Chinese investors led by Shanghai Giant Network Technology Co. agreed to acquire Playtika, the social and mobile gaming branch of Caesars Entertainment Corp., in an all-cash deal of $4,4 billion. Almost half of Playtika’s staff — 600 out of 1,300 employees operating globally — work in Ukraine, noted Ukrainian high tech blog AIN.UA.
Yesterday Altran announced the acquisition of Lohika, a Silicon Valley-headquartered software development company with Ukrainian roots. The acquisition is expected to be completed in 2016 and is subject to customary closing conditions. Altran expects this acquisition to increase its revenues in North America by more than 40% by the end of 2016. It will also make the USA the second …
Ukraine Digital News and AVentures Capital released today the 2016 edition of “The Deal Book of Ukraine” – an in-depth report on the emerging Ukrainian venture and startup industry. Made available in English, this 120-page study features more than 180 deals that were made public or identified in 2014 and 2015. Among the most spectacular …
Canadian mobile e-commerce solution provider Mobify has acquired Jeapie, a Ukrainian startup offering an advanced mobile notification service. The amount of the transaction has not been disclosed, but a Jeapie shareholder told Ukraine Digital News it was “a seven-digit number.” In the nearest future, the Jeapie solution will be integrated to Mobify’s cloud-based Entreprise-SaaS platform for e-commerce, Jeapie’s …
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