BENDING SPOONS ACQUIRES MIRO FOR $1.36B
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Italian tech group Bending Spoons agreed to buy workplace-collaboration platform Miro in an all-cash deal valuing the company at $1.36 billion. The acquisition marks another major move in Bending Spoons' ongoing acquisition strategy.
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