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Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) stories - Page 47

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Lenovo buys majority stake in Fujitsu PC business

Mon, 6th Nov 2017
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Lenovo has acquired a controlling stake in Fuitsu's PC business in a JPY 17.85 billion-plus deal as it seeks to shore up its PC business.
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Deloitte acquires local consultancy to expand enterprise offerings

Tue, 31st Oct 2017
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JKVine will bring platform test management, test execution platform monitoring and optimisation capability to the Deloitte portfolio.
Merger

Datto acquired by Vista Equity Partners, to be merged with Autotask

Fri, 27th Oct 2017
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Vista Equity Partners acquires Datto to merge with Autotask, forming a powerful provider of IT management and data protection solutions for MSPs worldwide.
For sale bw

Vocus New Zealand, Aussie data centres on the chopping block

Tue, 24th Oct 2017
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Vocus NZ is up to be put up for sale, with Australian parent Vocus Group also looking to sell the company's Aussie data centre assets.
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Aussie tech company to acquire cloud logistics provider for $16 million

Mon, 16th Oct 2017
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Australian firm SmartTrans is set to acquire cloud-based logistics software company Resource Connect for $16.6m in an all-scrip deal.
Acquisition merger

Itelligence expands Indian presence with vCentric acquisition

Tue, 10th Oct 2017
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SAP solutions, hosting and managed services provider Itelligence has acquired SAP reseller vCentric Technologies Private Limited.
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IBM acquires Aussie digital innovation agency Vivant

Thu, 5th Oct 2017
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IBM boosts digital prowess with the acquisition of Australian innovator Vivant, scaling IBM iX services for enhanced client transformations.
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Seagate to provide up to $1.25b to support Toshiba Memory acquisition

Tue, 3rd Oct 2017
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In the agreement with Toshiba Corporation, Seagate has committed to provide up to $1.25 billion in financing to support the acquisition.
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Flexera makes power play with BDNA acquisition

Fri, 15th Sep 2017
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Flexera acquires BDNA to become a titan in technology asset data, aiming to transform software ecosystem decision-making.
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Rackspace makes its biggest acquisition yet in Datapipe

Tue, 12th Sep 2017
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Rackspace says the acquisition signals the creation of the world's largest multi-cloud managed service provider.
Defeated bid

NextDC blocks 360 Capital bid for Asia Pacific Data Centres

Wed, 6th Sep 2017
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Asia Pacific Data Centre Group has rebuffed an improved offer from 360 Capital to acquire it after NextDC refused to support the takeover.
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Fluccs ramps up local presence with three new acquisitions

Tue, 5th Sep 2017
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Fluccs bolsters its Australian footprint by acquiring three rivals: Exigent Australia, Virtual DC, and 10TB Servers, boosting its local IaaS and cloud services.
Boxes ticked

Synnex' US$830 million acquisition of Westcon completes

Mon, 4th Sep 2017
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Synnex has completed its acquisition of Westcon-Comstor's Americas businesses and its minority investment in the Asia Pacific and EMEA business.
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Enprise acquires major stake in Aussie MYOB reseller

Mon, 4th Sep 2017
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Enprise Group acquires 47.09% of Australia's largest MYOB reseller, Kilimanjaro Consulting, for NZD $3.17M, aiming to boost its Australian market growth.
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Micro Focus and HPE Software complete $11 billion merger

Mon, 4th Sep 2017
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Micro Focus merges with HPE's software arm in a whopping £8.8bn deal, forming the world's 7th largest enterprise software company.
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Exclusive interview: Dell EMC talk digital transformation post-merger

Wed, 23rd Aug 2017
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In an exclusive, Dell EMC unveil how their merger fuels digital transformation, strengthening their global tech dominance.
Big fish eat small fish

A new player enters SA cybersecurity market through acquisition

Tue, 22nd Aug 2017
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​An established company recently announced its expansion into the South Africa cybersecurity market by acquiring a managed security service provider.
Multiple acquisitions

Cisco to acquire hyperconverged software vendor Springpath in US$320m deal

Tue, 22nd Aug 2017
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Cisco has continued its buying spree, this time snapping up hyperconvergence software company Springpath to bolster its data centre portfolio.
No sale

No sale: Private equity bidders can Vocus takeover talks

Mon, 21st Aug 2017
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Private equity giants Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Affinity Equity Partners end takeover talks with Vocus, causing a drop in share prices.
Big fish eat small fish

Relative newcomer rapidly scales APAC with Brocade tech acquisition

Wed, 16th Aug 2017
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​Launched in 2014, Pulse Secure has now acquired Brocade's vADC product family in a bid to boost its rapid growth in both ANZ and Malaysia.