Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) stories - Page 40
Ivanti acquires asset management company - ninth in five years
Thu, 13th Apr 2017
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Ivanti bolsters its asset management suite, seizing Concorde for its ninth takeover in a quest to simplify corporate IT complexity.
A brief history: How Broadcom, Brocade & Extreme Networks got together
Wed, 5th Apr 2017
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commerce systems
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In a bold move, Extreme Networks snaps up Brocade's data centre biz from Broadcom for $55m, bolstering its enterprise solution portfolio.
Fortinet asks: Planning a merger? It's time for a cybersecurity upgrade
Wed, 8th Mar 2017
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network infrastructure
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network security
M&A activity can offer CFOs a unique opportunity to ramp up cybersecurity levels with greater investment and integration.
Yahoo CEO forgoes annual bonus and gives it to employees in wake of data breach fallout
Thu, 2nd Mar 2017
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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is foregoing her annual bonus and giving it back to employees after the giant data breach that hit the company in 2014.
Palo Alto Networks snaps up LightCyber for automated behaviour analytics prowess
Thu, 2nd Mar 2017
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Palo Alto Networks has paid $105 million for cybersecurity provider LightCyber, so it can fuse automated behavioural analytics into its own platform.
iTrinegy and WeiTech merge forces in Taiwan
Mon, 20th Feb 2017
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network infrastructure
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risk & compliance
Not looking to waste any time, the agreement is effective immediately and covers WeiTech's Taiwan service territory.
Malwarebytes buys Saferbytes in move to snap up self-learning tech
Thu, 9th Feb 2017
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Global anti-malware heavyweight Malwarebytes has acquired Italian cybersecurity startup Saferbytes for an undisclosed amount.
Trello snapped up by Atlassian
Tue, 10th Jan 2017
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Atlassian, the enterprise software giant, has announced its acquisition of project management software vendor Trello.
Pension fund management firm buys 100% stake in Metronode data centers
Fri, 16th Dec 2016
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Metronode was recently fully acquired by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) after buying the remaining 29% stake from CIMIC Group Limited.
Microsoft wraps up LinkedIn deal – What now?
Fri, 9th Dec 2016
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Microsoft has completed its $26.2 billion acquisition of LinkedIn, aiming to unite the professional cloud with the professional network.
Voyager buys NZ's first internet provider
Wed, 16th Nov 2016
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Voyager Internet acquires Actrix, adding 10,000 residential broadband customers to its base and revenues of $24m per year.
CenturyLink 'extends reach' through $34 billion buyout of Level 3 Communications
Tue, 1st Nov 2016
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Global IT company CenturyLink is spending around $34 billion to buy out Fortune 500 and global communications company Level 3 Communications.
Polycom's 'momentous day' as Siris Capital completes $2 billion acquisition
Thu, 29th Sep 2016
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Polycom has announced the completion of its acquisition by Siris Capital, in a $2 billion deal. Mary McDowell set to take over as Polycom CEO.
Introducing Dell Technologies - Dell + EMC officially merged
Thu, 8th Sep 2016
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Dell and EMC merge to form Dell Technologies, now the largest privately-held tech titan, poised to shape the next industrial era.
Dell sets official date for EMC acquisition
Wed, 31st Aug 2016
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network infrastructure
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m&a
Dell's acquisition of EMC, creating Dell Technologies, will officially close on September 7th following regulatory approval by China's MOFCOM.
Nutanix announces two new acquisitions
Tue, 30th Aug 2016
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converged infrastructure
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Nutanix acquires PernixData and Calm.io to accelerate its enterprise cloud platform and storage-class memory systems.
Accenture buys out security firm Redcore for an undisclosed price tag
Tue, 23rd Aug 2016
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Accenture has acquired Australian cloud consulting and security provider Redcore to expand its cybersecurity offerings in the Asia-Pacific region.
Spark cries foul: Sky-Vodafone merger officially opposed
Tue, 16th Aug 2016
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Spark has formally announced that it is opposing the Sky TV/Vodafone merger, citing Sky's unfair monopoly on the wholesale sports content market.
AVG publishes 2Q16 results ahead of merger with Avast
Mon, 15th Aug 2016
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AVG has announced its second quarter 2016 financial results, bringing in $105 million ahead of its merger with Avast in the coming months.
HPE acquires SGI for $275 million to capture global 'data explosion'
Mon, 15th Aug 2016
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HPE continues its investment in big data technology as the company acquires SGI, a data analytics, data management and compute solutions provider.