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  • Google Buys Stake in LendingClub Startup Valued at $1.55 Billion

    Google Inc., owner of the world’s most popular search engine, acquired a minority stake in LendingClub Corp. as the peer-to-peer lender closes in on $2 billion in funded loans.

  • So Google's Buying Your Startup. Now What?

    You'd think David Lawee has it easy. He's the mergers-and-acquisitions chief for Google (GOOG), a company with $33.4 billion in cash and a willingness to spend it. The search giant's pay is good and its perks are legendary, so persuading scrappy startups to sell for multimillion-dollar sums should be a cinch. But Google's stock is past its days of heady growth, and hotter rivals like Facebook are making deals of their own, so Lawee still has to work hard. Entrepreneurs want to know: Why sell to Google? And why stick around once the check clears?

  • Google Names Don Harrison Head of Mergers Replacing Lawee

    Google Inc. is appointing Don Harrison as head of mergers and acquisitions, replacing David Lawee, who is focusing on other business at the company.

  • Google, Dell Likely to Keep Acquisition Spree Alive

    Google Inc. and Dell Inc. plan to push ahead with more acquisitions, helping maintain a takeover spree that’s boosted the value of U.S. technology mergers to more than $60 billion this year.

  • SurveyMonkey Valued at $1.35 Billion in Financing Round

    SurveyMonkey.com LLC, an online questionnaire service, raised almost $800 million in a round led by Chief Executive Officer Dave Goldberg and Tiger Global Management LLC, valuing the company at about $1.35 billion.

  • Google Backs Israel Entrepreneurs as Local Financing Drops: Tech

    The Google Inc. executive with his bright yellow vest was impossible to miss in the middle of the Israeli startup owners seeking cash in a rusty boathouse at Tel Aviv’s Jaffa port.

  • Google to Be ‘Aggressive’ on Acquisitions, Executive Tells WSJ

    Google Inc. plans to be “aggressive” in its pursuit of acquisitions, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing an interview with David Lawee, vice president of corporate development.

  • Groupon Said to Weigh Sale to Google, Raise Funding

    Groupon Inc. is weighing whether to sell itself to Google Inc. or to proceed with a round of fundraising that may value the daily coupon company at more than $3 billion, said two people with knowledge of the matter.

  • Groupon Prankster Mason Not Joking in Spurning Google

    Andrew Mason , founder of daily deal site Groupon Inc., is a serial prankster, dedicating office space to a fictitious character, hiring a performance artist to walk around the headquarters in a tutu and dreaming up a holiday called Grouponicus whose celebrants are barred from owning dogs.

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