28.09.2007 Google’s DoubleClick deal under scrutiny
At a hearing before the US Senate’s Judiciary Committee yesterday Google defended its decision to acquire online advertising company DoubleClick for US$3.1bn: a deal which its opponents say is anti-competitive leaving Google with the lion’s share of the online ad market. …

28.09.2007 Alphyra in €800m reverse take-over of UK card firm
Alphyra, the Irish payment technology company responsible for mobile top-up infrastructure and ATM services has merged with UK firm Cardpoint plc in what is understood to be an €800m deal. …