David Gelles

David Gelles

David Gelles

Shampoo, eye cream and a chemical crackdown

Updated On: 10 Oct 2016 | 9:30 PM IST

What Yahoo! hacking means for Verizon

Questions swirl about whether Verizon's $4.8 billion deal for Yahoo!'s core business will be renegotiated, or happen at all

Updated On: 24 Sep 2016 | 9:25 PM IST

Car software: The weak spot under the hood

Shwetak N Patel looked over the 2013 Mercedes C300 and saw not a sporty all-wheel-drive sedan, but a bundle of technology.

Updated On: 26 Sep 2015 | 9:18 PM IST

Kickstarter focuses on altruism over profit

Kickstarter donates 5% of after-tax profits to causes that combat inequality

Updated On: 21 Sep 2015 | 11:56 PM IST

The PayPal mafia's golden touch

Updated On: 01 Aug 2015 | 12:36 AM IST

For the highest-paid chief executives, the party goes on

Updated On: 18 May 2015 | 3:59 AM IST

Verizon to buy AOL for $4.4 bn in cash

An AOL Inc employee walks past signage displayed on boxes at the company's headquarters in New York

Updated On: 13 May 2015 | 12:18 AM IST

David Gelles: 3G Capital, Buffett's favourite partner in deals worth billions

The Brazilian private equity firm stands apart from the rest because like Warren Buffett, 3G professes to be a long-term owner of the businesses it buys

Updated On: 26 Mar 2015 | 10:27 PM IST

Kraft and Heinz to merge

The deal, by billionaire Warren Buffett and Brazilian investment firm 3G Capital, is set to create the fifth-largest food and beverage company in the world

Updated On: 25 Mar 2015 | 11:40 PM IST

David Gelles: For a few whirlwind days, Davos becomes the deal capital

The World Economic Forum offers deal-makers the chance to see dozens of clients in one setting. And often, conversations in Davos do lead to deal announcements down the road

Updated On: 21 Jan 2015 | 10:15 PM IST

Citigroup says Instagram worth $35 bn

Updated On: 20 Dec 2014 | 9:21 PM IST

Tech giants join hands to fund Change.org

Updated On: 09 Dec 2014 | 10:29 PM IST

After a dry spell, a boom in big deals

Updated On: 09 Dec 2014 | 1:18 AM IST

Facebook's $21.8-bn WhatsApp acquisition lost $138 mn last year

WhatsApp reported a meagre $10.2 million in revenue last year, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission

Updated On: 30 Oct 2014 | 2:06 AM IST

Putting the Berkshire brand before Buffett

Updated On: 15 Oct 2014 | 12:30 AM IST

HP to split as tech landscape shifts

Says will divide into two, with one company for its data businesses and another focusing on PCs and printers

Updated On: 07 Oct 2014 | 12:19 AM IST

US firms winning cat-and-mouse tax game

Corporations are finding ways to legally avoid paying federal taxes, causing business income tax revenue to be stagnant

Updated On: 30 Aug 2014 | 1:59 AM IST

In Silicon Valley, mergers must meet the toothbrush test

Many of the biggest technology companies are now going it alone when striking large mergers & acquisitions

Updated On: 19 Aug 2014 | 1:32 AM IST