Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) stories - Page 37

CyrusOne shells out $442m to break into Europe data centre market
Wed, 29th Aug 2018
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The US data centre provider has acquired a hyperscale data center provider in Europe to make its expansion into Europe.

Advanced Security Group buys Nelson electronic security integrator
Wed, 15th Aug 2018
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system integrators
Industrial integrated security solutions provider Advanced Security has purchased Nelson-based electronic security integrator Nelbay Solutions.

Authorities approve Orange’s €350m acquisition of Basefarm
Wed, 15th Aug 2018
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Orange Business Services finalises its €350m acquisition of Basefarm, bolstering its European cloud market stance.

Thales extends offer acceptance period for Gemalto acquisition
Mon, 13th Aug 2018
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Thales extends the offer acceptance period for its acquisition of Gemalto, awaiting regulatory approvals from various antitrust authorities.

VMware to acquire Dell EMC service assurance tech and team
Mon, 13th Aug 2018
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virtualisation
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network infrastructure
VMware will provide service assurance for communications service providers as they roll out competitive new services on current and 5G networks.

eCommerce, telecoms, mergers named as 2018/19 focus for ComCom
Fri, 10th Aug 2018
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commerce systems
The Commerce Commission has names published its priority focus areas for the upcoming year, including implementing new telecommunication regulations.

Cisco to drop $2.35b to acquire access security provider
Fri, 3rd Aug 2018
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breach prevention
Cisco has announced the intent to acquire Duo Security in order to expand its users' ability to manage secure connections to devices.

Xero pays NZ$103m to acquire Canada-based cloud bookkeeping firm
Thu, 2nd Aug 2018
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financial systems
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xero
Xero to acquire Canadian cloud bookkeeping firm Hubdoc for NZD $103 million, enhancing its financial data integration for small businesses globally.

Mimecast acquires Solebit to improve threat protection offering
Wed, 1st Aug 2018
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email security
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Mimecast acquires Solebit for $88m, bolstering cyber defence against sophisticated malware and phishing attacks.

DDN finalises acquisition agreement for bankrupt Tintri
Tue, 31st Jul 2018
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cloud services
After stepping in at the final hour to salvage Tintri, Data Direct Networks (DDN) has finalised a new reseller agreement - here are the details.

Qlik enriches data solutions with Podium Data acquisition
Wed, 25th Jul 2018
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data analytics
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planning
New acquisition expands Qlik’s portfolio beyond analytics, enabling analytics-ready data strategy to drive data-driven transformation.

AXA IM acquires DATA4 and its 15 data centres across Europe
Wed, 25th Jul 2018
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colocation
The company has held a 37 percent stake in DATA4 since 2012 and has now completed a 100 percent acquisition with international expansion on the cards.

Orange acquires Basefarm for €350m to strengthen European cloud reach
Mon, 16th Jul 2018
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multi-cloud
Orange says the acquisition will reinforce its position in the cloud computing services market across the continent.

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’.

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.

Noel Leeming Group to dissolve Appliance Shed retail stores
Wed, 11th Jul 2018
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appliance shed
The Appliance Shed sells a large range of appliances and technology products, including TV and audio products, phones, and home security systems.

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.

Nexion picks up Perth-based DC after merger with Site2
Wed, 4th Jul 2018
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firewalls
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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.

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.

Ensono nearly doubles in size with data centre company acquisition
Fri, 29th Jun 2018
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edge computing
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dc
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.