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Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) stories - Page 35

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Broadcom buys out CA Technologies for $18.9 billion
Thu, 12th Jul 2018
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Combined, the companies plan to build what they call ‘one of the world's leading infrastructure technology companies’.
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SolarWinds acquires Trusted Metrics, adds threat monitoring offering for MSSPs
Wed, 11th Jul 2018
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The acquisition will allow SolarWinds to offer a new security software product, dubbed SolarWinds Threat Monitor.
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Noel Leeming Group to dissolve Appliance Shed retail stores
Wed, 11th Jul 2018
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The Appliance Shed sells a large range of appliances and technology products, including TV and audio products, phones, and home security systems.
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DDN steps in at final hour to salvage Tintri trainwreck
Wed, 11th Jul 2018
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On its day of admitting bankruptcy, Tintri can now be brought back from the brink after Data Direct Networks made a bid for acquisition.
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Nexion picks up Perth-based DC after merger with Site2
Wed, 4th Jul 2018
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Nexion Networks finalises merger with Site2, acquiring Metro IX Data Center. This expansion enhances Nexion's local and global IT and telecom capabilities.
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Plantronics completes US$2 billion acquisition of Polycom
Tue, 3rd Jul 2018
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Plantronics finalises the USD $2 billion acquisition of Polycom, broadening its portfolio in Unified Communications and Collaboration technologies.
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Ensono nearly doubles in size with data centre company acquisition
Fri, 29th Jun 2018
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By acquiring a global hosted data centre services business, Ensono hopes to strengthen its presence in the UK and US, and establish one in India.
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DDN acquires Lustre business from Intel, significant investment to come
Tue, 26th Jun 2018
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DDN acquires Intel's Lustre File System business, aiming to boost its HPC, analytics, and cloud portfolio with substantial investment in new features.
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Atradius report outlines the ‘major shifts’ in the global ICT market
Fri, 22nd Jun 2018
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The company expects sales of ICT products and services to increase by more than 3% per annum in 2018 and 2019.
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IBM acquires Oniqua to bolster IoT offering for asset-intensive industries
Mon, 18th Jun 2018
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IBM acquires Oniqua to enhance its IoT capabilities for asset-heavy sectors, integrating MRO inventory optimisation to reduce downtime and boost efficiency.
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Continuum acquires MSSP CARVIR, adds SIEM to cybersecurity offerings
Fri, 15th Jun 2018
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The move extends Continuum’s cybersecurity offerings and ability to enable IT service providers to meet the mounting security and compliance needs.
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Superloop acquires SkyMesh broadband customers in $1.5 million deal
Tue, 12th Jun 2018
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The new deal will add over 10,000 broadband subscribers to Superbb, the newly formed retail broadband division of Superloop.
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TIBCO acquires cloud integration provider Scribe Software
Fri, 8th Jun 2018
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TIBCO says the acquisition will allow them to deliver a single solution to address a wide range of integration scenarios.
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Inabox reveals it is contemplating the sale of its business
Wed, 6th Jun 2018
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Inabox, an ASX-listed tech platform, has revealed it's weighed informal offers to buy part or all of its business, citing dynamic industry consolidation.
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Update: MYOB formally withdraws Reckon merger application
Fri, 1st Jun 2018
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The sale and purchase agreement included conditions, including regulatory conditions, which had to be satisfied prior to completion.
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Instillery and Vo2 merge to expand cloud offerings
Fri, 1st Jun 2018
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The merger further fulfils the company’s ability to offer customers hybrid-cloud solutions and core SaaS applications such as Office 365.
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DXC Red Rock looking for NZ analytics leadership after M-Power acquisition
Tue, 22nd May 2018
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The company says the opportunity to employ an 'experienced consulting leader' has come about as a result of the M-Power acquisition.
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Adobe to acquire Magento, adds commerce to its offering suite
Tue, 22nd May 2018
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The Magento Platform brings together digital commerce, order management and predictive intelligence into a unified commerce platform.
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Founded in an Auckland garage, acquired by global colossus
Tue, 22nd May 2018
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A Kiwi video game developer known worldwide for 'Path of Exile' has announced a majority acquisition from Chinese giant Tencent.
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Oracle bolsters AI and ML capability with DataScience.com acquisition
Thu, 17th May 2018
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DataScience.com is a platform that enables data scientists to deliver business-changing insights while leveraging big data and ML.