Acquisition

Salesforce Acquires Berlin-Based Contentful to Strengthen Headless CMS Capabilities

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Salesforce announced the acquisition of Berlin‑based Contentful, a developer‑focused headless CMS used by over 4,000 companies. Financial terms were not disclosed. The deal aims to embed Contentful’s API‑first platform into Salesforce’s Customer 360 suite and AI agents, enhancing its headless content capabilities. Existing investors in Contentful include Tiger Global, Base10 Partners, Tidemark, General Catalyst, Benchmark and Balderton Capital.

NEURA Robotics to Acquire Bosch Rexroth’s ACTIVE Shuttle in Major Ecosystem Play

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German startup NEURA Robotics announced it will acquire Bosch Rexroth’s ACTIVE Shuttle driverless transport system, integrating it into its Physical AI ecosystem. The move follows a $1.4 billion Series C round raised in June to accelerate development of its autonomous robot platform.

Acast Acquires U.S. Podcast Network Backyard Ventures to Strengthen Global Portfolio

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Swedish podcast platform Acast is expanding its global reach by buying the strategic U.S. network Backyard Ventures for about 200 million Swedish crowns, bringing well‑known personalities like Piers Morgan into its roster and strengthening its claim to be the world’s largest podcast network.

Clean Cells Acquires French CRO Anaquant to Expand Protein Characterization Services

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Clean Cells, a French biopharma quality‑control provider founded in 2020, announced the acquisition of Anaquant, a specialist CRO in mass‑spectrometry‑based protein analysis. The deal, terms undisclosed, gives Clean Cells ownership of Anaquant’s brand, IP, analytics platform and ReadyBeads technology, strengthening its capability to deliver protein characterization and host‑cell‑protein profiling for regulatory submissions.