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Australian Companies are being Acquired During the Pandemic

Australian Companies are being Acquired During the Pandemic

Square and Lightspeed notably acquire Companies Down Under

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Michael Spencer
Aug 01, 2021
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In March, 2021 something surprising happend. Canadian based Lightspeed POS, a leading provider of cloud-based, omnichannel commerce platforms, decided to acquire Vend Limited (Vend), a cloud-based retail management software company.  Vend was a major global competitor in the indie retail space for the point of sale systems ecosystem around small busines…

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