Report: Private equity firm eyes Tech Data for potential $5 billion acquisition

Private equity firm Apollo Global Management LLC is potentially interested in buying Tampa Bay's largest public company, according to a Tuesday report from Reuters. New York-based Apollo has approached Clearwater-based Tech Data Corp. (NASDAQ: TECD) with an offer to acquire the company for close to $5 billion. Reuters sources people familiar with the matter. A spokesman for Tech Data said the company does not provide comment on market rumors or speculation. Apollo is offering to pay $130 per… Continue reading at 'Silicon Valley Business Journal'

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-10-16 01:08:24 UTC ]
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Facebook Seeks Patent for Tech to Let Kids on Its Network (Legally)

Facebook restricts users to those over the age of 13, but anyone who's talked to a tween lately knows how effective that is.But now it appears Facebook wants to create a way for young people to go legit on the network -- and still comply with the law.In a patent application filed in November of... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Reportedly Will Launch Music-Streaming Service This Summer

Amazon will launch a music-streaming service under its Prime membership plan, BuzzFeed reported Thursday. According to the news site, the e-commerce giant has inked deals with two out of the three major music labels, Warner Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment. The service, slated for June... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Report to EC calls for full VAT on physical books

Reduced or zero rates of VAT should be removed from physical books to create a single rate across... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Christian Self-Publisher Adds PR Firm

A Christian self-publisher will acquire a PR firm to enhance its services to authors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Claire Bord joins Bookouture, makes first acquisition

Claire Bord, formerly editorial director at Avon, has joined digital publisher Bookouture as... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Food and Tech Startup Investments Pay Off for HCP

Harvard Common Press is augmenting its publishing efforts with investments in culinary and tech startups, as well as establishing a co-working space, the Food Loft, in Boston. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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5 Writing Tips: Max Brooks

The author of "World War Z" and "The Harlem Hellfighters" says it's okay to have over 200 drafts. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Smorgasbord: Links of Note, May 5, 2014

This week, we're reading interviews with the likes of Ruth Reichl, Myron Mixon, and Diana Kennedy, as well as about how to have your lasagna and eat it, too. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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App Report: Look & Cook

Israel meets the Amazon (or Amazon.com, anyway) in Kinetic Art's new 'Look & Cook' app. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Recipe Report: ‘Pitt Cue Co.: The Cookbook’

When barbecue diehards debate the merits of various regional styles, the British Isles typically come up, well, never. That may have to change. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Job Moves: May 5, 2014

Emma Ledbetter has been promoted to associate editor at Atheneum Books for Young Readers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With Harlequin Acquisition, HarperCollins Grows Again

Assuming HarperCollins’s agreement to acquire Harlequin for C$455 million (about $412 million) is approved by government regulators, the purchase will mark HC’s second major purchase in a little more than two years and further cements the company as the country’s second-largest trade publisher. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big Data: Should Publishers Even Care?

Like many people across the business world, publishers have a skeptical view of so-called Big Data, seeing it as “the next big hype.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, May 5, 2014

This week, new Michael Cunningham, a big Michael Jordan biography, and an evil place called the Thickety. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Briefs: Week of May 5, 2014

Change ahead for Frankfurt Book Fair and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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5 Writing Tips: Dinaw Mengestu

"Be generous to your characters: kill them, save them, break their hearts and then heal them." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Seven Questions About Amazon’s Acquisition of Comixology

The announcement that Amazon intends to buy Comixology has raised a number of questions from consumers, publishers and retailers. Here are seven big questions about the future of digital comics on Comixology and Amazon. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Corvus' Hogarty makes two acquisitions

Corvus has acquired two novels, including a “sweeping historical fiction”. The... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Recipe Report: Glazed Carrot Salad

Carrots, maple syrup, toasted cumin seeds, mint – and mellow 1970s jazz – combine to surprising and delicious effect in this recipe from Bryant Terry's new cookbook, 'Afro-Vegan.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Robb Report Launches Health & Wellness Quarterly

Robb Report, the luxury lifestyle brand serving ultra-affluent connoisseurs with a slew of publications and digital portals, is launching a new magazine this spring focused on health and wellness. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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