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Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) stories - Page 27

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Nordic Semiconductor completes Imagination Technologies acquisition

Tue, 1st Dec 2020
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Nordic Semiconductor acquires Imagination Technologies' Ensigma Wi-Fi development team and associated IP tech assets. Nordic plans to expand into Wi-Fi.
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Acronis accelerates growth plans with CyberLynx acquisition

Wed, 18th Nov 2020
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Acronis acquires CyberLynx, an Israel-based cybersecurity consultancy firm, to strengthen its expertise in the field.
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Data center firm EdgeConneX sold to EQT Infrastructure

Tue, 10th Nov 2020
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EQT Infrastructure will continue to operate EdgeConneX with plans to pursue 'aggressive' growth in existing and new markets worldwide.
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Ping Identity acquires Symphonic Software

Fri, 6th Nov 2020
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Ping Identity acquires Scotland-based security firm Symphonic Software, adding its dynamic authorisation platform to its portfolio.
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BlackLine buys out Rimilia & boosts accounts receivable automation

Wed, 7th Oct 2020
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BlackLine's acquisition enables the company to improve end-to-end automation of the cash lifecycle and improve data integrity.
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Imperva to acquire jSonar, bringing greater data security to enterprises

Mon, 5th Oct 2020
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Imperva acquires modern database security firm jSonar, paving the way for a new integrated approach to data security.
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CrowdStrike acquires Preempt Security for $96m, develops zero trust security offerings

Tue, 29th Sep 2020
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CrowdStrike is set to acquire Preempt Security for $96 million, aiming to enhance zero trust security capabilities for customers.
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Ericsson bolsters 5G portfolio with $1.1b Cradlepoint buyout

Mon, 21st Sep 2020
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Cradlepoint is set to be acquired by Ericsson in a $1.1 billion deal, boosting Ericsson's presence in the enterprise 5G market.
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Pure Storage acquires Portworx for $370m, extends Kubernetes services and support

Fri, 18th Sep 2020
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Pure Storage has acquired Portworx for $370 million to expand its Kubernetes and containers solutions. It is Pure Storage's largest acquisition to date.
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Kaseya acquires phishing defense platform, Graphus

Tue, 25th Aug 2020
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The Graphus solution uses AI technology to defend Microsoft Office 365 and G Suite inboxes from a variety of threats delivered via email.
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Fortinet acquires OPAQ Networks to bolster SASE offering

Wed, 22nd Jul 2020
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Customers of the companies can now leverage firewall and SD-WAN capabilities, web security, browser isolation, multi-cloud workload protection, and more.
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NetApp moves to acquire Spot, eyeing application driven infrastructure

Fri, 5th Jun 2020
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NetApp acquires Spot to slash cloud costs and spur public cloud adoption, aiming to transform app-driven infrastructures.
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Thycotic acquires Onion ID, launches new access management products

Thu, 4th Jun 2020
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Thycotic has acquired Onion ID and launched new products aimed at enhancing privileged access management for cloud apps and remote workers.
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WatchGuard completes acquisition of Panda Security

Wed, 3rd Jun 2020
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Executives say the immediate goal of the now-combined companies is to provide stakeholders access to a newly expanded portfolio of security solutions.
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Cisco buys ThousandEyes, strengthening network portfolio

Fri, 29th May 2020
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Cisco acquires ThousandEyes, enhancing its cloud-based network and application performance portfolio with advanced internet and cloud intelligence capabilities.
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Zoom buys encryption startup in its first-ever acquisition

Fri, 8th May 2020
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Zoom has today announced its first-ever acquisition in its nine year history, absorbing Keybase, a secure messaging platform in a bid to up its security game.
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Rapid7 announces plans to acquire DivvyCloud for $145 million

Fri, 1st May 2020
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The acquisition, which is to be paid in cash and stock, is expected to close during the second quarter of 2020, says Rapid7.
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It's official: NVIDIA completes its acquisition of Mellanox for US$7 billion

Tue, 28th Apr 2020
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NVIDIA has finalised its US$7 billion acquisition of Mellanox Technologies, merging computing and networking expertise to revolutionise data centres.
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Zscaler announces acquisition of Cloudneeti, doubling down on data protection

Tue, 14th Apr 2020
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Zscaler plans to acquire Cloudneeti, a Cloud Security Posture Management firm, to enhance data protection on its Cloud Security Platform.
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WatchGuard to acquire Panda Security

Thu, 12th Mar 2020
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Once the integration is complete, customers and partners will have access to a security platform that bridges the network and user perimeter.