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The second-largest deal in the semiconductor industry has just occurred, according to an article on Bloomberg Businessweek. Avago Technologies Ltd., a Singapore-based chip manufacturer, will buy LSI Corp. for $6.6 billion. The resulting company will earn a reported $5 billion in annual revenue.

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc., which specializes in facial injectables and other skin care products, recently announced that it would be acquiring Solta Medical Inc., according to a recent article on Manufacturing.net. The

The market for consumer hard drive disks (HDDs) has begun to change, thanks to the recent proliferation of cloud computing software and solid state memory. Now that consumers have new options for storing their data, there is less of a need for larger, less reliable hard drives.

Did Apple secretly buy two firms when nobody was watching? It seems increasingly likely, according to a recent report by Red Orbit. The first company, BroadMap, specializes in broadband mapping and Geographic Information System (GIS) technology. The news source reported that Apple sought this company to help improve its Maps app on iOS and desktop computers.

Mergertech is an Mergers and acquisitions and Technology investment banking service provider which acts as an trusted M&A advisor and are fully focused on technology and software sectors to help the market and sell Information Technology (IT) and Software companies.

According to apress releaseon Market Wired, crowdfunding technology provider InvestedIn recently announced that it has acquired My New Financial Advisor (MNFA), which offers "scalable marketing resources to financial advisors and financial intermediaries worldwide."

The company focuses on raising funds from individual investors to bring interesting products to market. Currently, Gigaom reports that Quirky has raised $79 million, including $30 million from GE. The company's goal is to build 30 devices in its partnership with GE, including home automation devices.

Most people recognize GE, the longstanding company that plays a large role in the energy infrastructure, aviation and health care equipment industries. As a recent article in Bloomberg Business week pointed out, the company "is best at making big things."

For social media startups and other small companies, it is hard to deny the allure of selling to larger businesses. After all, making a living as a scrappy digital business can be difficult. But pooling resources with some of the most successful and profitable entities on the web can be a ticket to financial success.

Given that the smartphone world is dominated by Apple and Samsung, many consumers forget that there are other players struggling for third place. One such contender is Nokia, maker of the critically-acclaimed but commercially tepid Windows Phone, known as the Lumia.

Once upon a time, developing software was as easy and efficient as a day at the DMV. In the early 1960s, it took an entire room full of men at IBM with the same crew-cut hair, white shirts, thin black ties, and thick dark rimmed glassed an entire day to input two dozen lines of archaic code into a form reader.

Square allows both individuals and businesses to accept payments on their iOS and Android devices. The technology has become popular among some small retailers, who prefer hooking up an iPad as a cash register rather an investing in the real thing.

Hudson Square Research analyst Daniel Ernst told Reuters that the deal is potentially risky in the sense that franchises in the mobile market have been tenuous, like in the cases of Zynga and Glu. However, SoftBank likes to think long-term and has a very talented team.

The union itself is something to be celebrated, but so are the unique characteristics of each business. Company acquisitions happen because one company has something different, and can help another firm leap ahead of the competition. Each aspect is special and plays an important part in the acquisition finding long-term success.

With the acquisition of Myntra, Flipkart could be in a position to present serious competition to major e-commerce players like Amazon and Snapdeal. However, people close to the company told TechCrunch that the deal could be experiencing delays because of jurisdiction issues, meaning it could be a month or more for the deal to be finalized.

Orbital Sciences Corporation, an aerospace company that creates space and rocket systems, is based in Dulles, VA. Alliant Techsystems is the "world's top producer of solid rocket propulsion systems and a leading supplier of military and aircraft structures," according to the company's website.

"Get ready for a major boom in technology mergers," reads a Business Insider headline proclaiming the next wave of M&A deals in the tech industry. After a highly active year of deals among tech companies, experts say that 2015 is staged to witness another round of important mergers and acquisitions.

The merger or acquisition process is fraught with a great deal of sensitive information. Keeping certain details private can be the difference between signing a lucrative deal and losing the trust and attention of your prospective parent company. That's why much of the negotiation happens in closed meetings until more information is available to share with the public. However, deciding when to alert employees to decisions that will shape their future and that of your company can be a challenge.

"Arc90, Fame House and Tunezy are leaders in each of their fields and bring extraordinary talent to SFX," Robert F.X. Sillerman, Chairman and CEO of SFX Entertainment, said in a statement. "These deals are consistent with our commitment to bring [electronic music culture] fans around the world more of what they love, 365-days-a-year, and to be world-class in all our areas of focus."

According to a report by TechCrunch, PROS has acquired Cameleon for an all-cash deal of $33 million. The deal has been approved by Cameleon's shareholders and awaits a final verdict from regulators.