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The company that hired you is invested in your success. The company that buys that company sees you as an expense.

Zillow has completed its $2.5 billion acquisition of online real estate rival Trulia.

If approved, the deal would combine the No. 1 U.S. office supplier with its closest rival, creating a new company with expected annual revenue of $39 billion.

The combination of the office-supply giants should lead to greater savings, investors believe.

Starboard Value has written a letter to Staples urging it to merge with rival its big rival.

Sometimes it makes sense to merge with your competition. Yael Cohen Braun and Julie Greenbaum didn't always think so, but they do now.

It claims a merger could create up to $1 billion in 'synergies.'

When an acquisition occurs, there will without a doubt be nervous employees, an unavoidable side effect. But entrepreneurs can avoid mass confusion and panic by following these five tips.

Even when a company is small, it can grow in a hurry by acquiring a compatible company that is even smaller.

Getting customers to notice your startup in a sea of competitors can be tough. Using the 'roll-up' strategy, entrepreneurs are able to acquire new customers -- quickly.

Two historic brands merge to create ChiquitaFyffes, a company expected to sell 160 million boxes of bananas annually.

Experts say that deals like Facebook's purchase of WhatsApp are just the beginning for megamergers in 2014.

In an interview on CNBC this morning, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts said that the two companies wouldn't be pursuing the merger if they didn't realistically think they would get it would get regulatory approval.

Two of the leading platforms for freelance work have signed an agreement to merge, furthering the advance of the freelance economy.

As US Airways and American Airlines merge to become the largest airline in the world, questions about further industry consolidation and changing standards remain.

The $130 million deal brings together two providers of Internet-based phone services.

Organizational psychologist Ben Dattner offers a playbook for leaders attempting to create a common culture after a merger.

Here's a three-step approach to keeping your brand story straight and your customers in your camp through a roll up.

Considering an acquisition? Learn to minimize a potential blow to employees and maximize the value of existing talent.