The whopper $720 million acquisition of Charlotte-based LendingTree was the highlight of a busy week for Southeast tech firms.
Was the deal a good one? Experts seem to be somewhat divided on the deal.
LendingTree management said its existing executive team would stay in place as part of Barry Diller’s USA Interactive conglomerate.
Here’s a look back at the top headlines:
Is LendingTree’s Deal a Home Run? Yes. No. Maybe. Sort of …: www.localtechwire.com/article.cfm?u=4064
USA Interactive Makes $720M Stock Play for LendingTree:
www.localtechwire.com/article.cfm?u=4052
EXECUTIVE SUITE:
Cisco’s New RTP Site Exec Also a Driver in Wireless World: www.localtechwire.com/article.cfm?u=4099
Back in the Game: Michael Zapata Is Interim CEO at New NCSU Spinout ArrayXpress: www.localtechwire.com/article.cfm?u=4109
MediaSpan Losing Another Executive — President of Radio Division To Resign: www.localtechwire.com/article.cfm?u=4053
ENTREPRENEURSHIP:
Striking Out on Their Own: Trio of Ericsson Veterans Forms Consulting Firm: www.localtechwire.com/article.cfm?u=4067
NCCU Wins $50,000 Grant for Entrepreneurship With Help of CED:
www.localtechwire.com/article.cfm?u=4106
Extending the Enterprise: End II End Optimizes Bandwidth: www.localtechwire.com/article.cfm?u=4077
BREAKING NEWS:
Cisco Beats Expectations; Chambers ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ on Next Quarter: www.localtechwire.com/article.cfm?u=4081
Inspire Hires Former Triangle Pharmaceuticals Executive as New CFO: www.localtechwire.com/article.cfm?u=4068
More Funding Cuts Coming for Supercomputing at MCNC? Could Be: www.localtechwire.com/article.cfm?u=4098
Asheville Now Home to ‘MetaPop’, Completes High-Speed Link to Washington DC: www.localtechwire.com/article.cfm?u=4107
VENTURE CAPITAL:
Wilmington Medical Device Company Raises $12M in Venture Capital: www.localtechwire.com/article.cfm?u=4069
BIOWATCH:
Breaking Chemistry Bottleneck Opens Doors for ChemCodes, Serenex: www.localtechwire.com/article.cfm?u=4111
Genomic Road Show: Ribonomics Going to Japan To Seek Partners:
www.localtechwire.com/article.cfm?u=4110
THE SKINNY:
So, What’s ‘State of Tech in NC? Showcase To Offer Some Insight: www.localtechwire.com/article.cfm?u=4112
Insight from Best, Brightest, Fastest Growing in Tech — Comforting?: www.localtechwire.com/article.cfm?u=4085
