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Tropic acquires leading global plant propagation business Rahan Meristem, to become a fully integrated banana genetics leader
Norwich, UK – June 22, 2026 – Tropic has acquired Rahan Meristem, a leading international banana plant propagation company with operations across Latin America, Asia and the Middle East. The acquisition provides Tropic with large-scale plant production and distribution capacity in the world’s major banana-exporting regions, accelerating the commercial rollout of its next-generation banana varieties
Blue Fox Entertainment Acquires iPic Theaters in Westwood and New York, Rebrands as The Cinemas (EXCLUSIVE)
In the wake of the March bankruptcy filing of iPic Theaters, Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired two iPic luxury theater locations in Los Angeles’ Westwood Village and New York and will rebrand them as The Cinemas. The locations will no longer operate with in-theater dining, but instead will focus on premium concessions featuring “elevated food
AirTrunk acquires Lumina CloudInfra to enter India with 600MW of planned capacity
The deal is an internal Blackstone consolidation, both AirTrunk (acquired for A$24 billion in 2024) and Lumina CloudInfra (launched by Blackstone in 2022) sit within the same portfolio. By folding Lumina into AirTrunk, Blackstone gives its Asia-Pacific data centre platform a foothold in India’s hyperscale market without a third-party acquisition. Terms were not disclosed. AirTrunk
Meta Acquires AI Agent Social Network Moltbook
Updated 10 March 2026 at 21:58 IST The deal will bring Moltbook co-founders Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr into Meta Superintelligence Labs, the unit led by former Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang. Moltbook rose to fame as a social media network built for AI agents. | Image: Reuters Facebook parent Meta Platforms said on Tuesday
PlayStation Acquires Cinemersive Labs
by William D'Angelo , posted 10 hours ago / 2,703 Views Sony Interactive Entertainment announced it has acquired UK-based machine learning and computer vision company Cinemersive Labs. Cinemersive Labs is a "specialized team with deep expertise in computer vision and machine learning." The company will join Sony Interactive Entertainment's Visual Computing Group and contribute to PlayStation's "broader
Saregama Acquires 28% Stake in Bhansali Productions—$36 Million Investment Includes Exclusive Music Rights to Future Films
Photo Credit: Saregama + Bhansali Productions Saregama India gains a 28% stake in Bhansali Productions in a $36 million investment that includes exclusive music rights to all its future projects. Music label and entertainment company Saregama India, part of the RPSG Group, has announced a ₹325 crore ($35.9 million) investment in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film
Live Nation Acquires Majority Stake in Movistar Arena Santiago
Photo Credit: Live Nation Live Nation announces acquiring a majority stake in South America’s Movistar Arena Santiago through a partnership with BeLive Entertainment Group. Live Nation Entertainment has announced a new partnership with BeLive Entertainment Group that will make the company a majority stakeholder in Movistar Arena Santiago. The move fortifies one of Chile’s most
Duolingo acquires music game specialists to make education ‘more engaging’
The company has acquired talent from UK startup NextBeat, known for working on rhythm game BeatStar...
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