Dayforce Signs a Deal to Buy Interview-AI Company Ribbon
The HR software company will add Ribbon's voice and video AI interviewer, sourcing tools and outreach features to a new agentic recruiting product.
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Gilead Pays $1.275 Billion for PepStar's Oral IL-23R Drug
Gilead will buy an early-stage oral inflammation drug program from private biotech PepStar, with all of the money due in cash at closing.
Side acquires Roboto Entertainment and opens a studio in Chengdu
Games services provider Side has bought boutique art studio Roboto Entertainment, opening a new studio in Chengdu and naming founder Andrea Cordella its Global Head of Art.
Bose buys Skullcandy to widen its consumer audio brand portfolio
Bose Corporation has acquired lifestyle audio brand Skullcandy from a Mill Road Capital fund. Skullcandy will operate as a separate brand inside Bose's Premium Consumer Audio business.
Mérieux NutriSciences closes Certified Group deal in North America
Mérieux NutriSciences has completed its acquisition of Certified Group, adding 31 laboratories and more than 1,600 employees to its network across the United States and Canada.
Merck KGaA Breaks the Silence With a $1.3 Billion RNAi Deal
Merck KGaA is buying UK biotech Silence Therapeutics for about $1.3 billion at a 130% premium, gaining a promising RNAi drug for a rare blood disorder.