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

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Extreme Networks to acquire wireless LAN business from Zebra Technologies
Thu, 15th Sep 2016
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martech
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commerce systems
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supply chain & logistics
Extreme Networks to acquire Zebra Technologies' wireless LAN business, expanding its networking solutions and services.
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JB Hi-Fi buys The Good Guys for cool $870 million
Tue, 13th Sep 2016
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the good guys
In a bold move, JB Hi-Fi acquires The Good Guys for £870m, eyeing synergy in the booming home appliance sector.
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Intel sparks move into VR realm with proposed Movidius acqusition
Fri, 9th Sep 2016
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ar, vr & metaverse
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m&a
Intel eyes future tech supremacy, set to acquire VR innovators Movidius, enhancing devices with smart, connected vision.
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Introducing Dell Technologies - Dell + EMC officially merged
Thu, 8th Sep 2016
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network infrastructure
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emc
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m&a
Dell and EMC merge to form Dell Technologies, now the largest privately-held tech titan, poised to shape the next industrial era.
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Dell sets official date for EMC acquisition
Wed, 31st Aug 2016
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network infrastructure
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emc
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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.
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Nutanix announces two new acquisitions
Tue, 30th Aug 2016
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devops
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converged infrastructure
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apm
Nutanix acquires PernixData and Calm.io to accelerate its enterprise cloud platform and storage-class memory systems.
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Accenture buys out security firm Redcore for an undisclosed price tag
Tue, 23rd Aug 2016
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redcore
Accenture has acquired Australian cloud consulting and security provider Redcore to expand its cybersecurity offerings in the Asia-Pacific region.
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2degrees' lips are sealed on rumoured Australian telco sale
Mon, 22nd Aug 2016
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uc
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telco
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m&a
2degrees remains tight-lipped on speculation about a possible AUD $900 million acquisition by Australian telco TPG, quelling merger rumours.
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Spark cries foul: Sky-Vodafone merger officially opposed
Tue, 16th Aug 2016
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uc
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telco
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sky
Spark has formally announced that it is opposing the Sky TV/Vodafone merger, citing Sky's unfair monopoly on the wholesale sports content market.
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AVG publishes 2Q16 results ahead of merger with Avast
Mon, 15th Aug 2016
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avg technologies
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avast
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m&a
AVG has announced its second quarter 2016 financial results, bringing in $105 million ahead of its merger with Avast in the coming months.
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HPE acquires SGI for $275 million to capture global 'data explosion'
Mon, 15th Aug 2016
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
HPE continues its investment in big data technology as the company acquires SGI, a data analytics, data management and compute solutions provider.
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Intel boosts data center unit by buying AI startup
Wed, 10th Aug 2016
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ai
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intel
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m&a
Intel acquires AI firm Nervana for $350m, enhancing its potent data centre arsenal and bolstering AI innovation.
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CyrusOne has the answer to hyper-scale data center demand
Fri, 5th Aug 2016
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
CyrusOne answers demand for hyper-scale data centers with acquisition of new shell building in highly constrained market.
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Could Verizon be gunning for both Google and Facebook?
Tue, 2nd Aug 2016
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google
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facebook
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verizon
AOL and Yahoo join forces in a US$4.8bn deal, their last chance to compete with Google and Facebook in the digital media market.
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Oracle acquires NetSuite for $9.3 billion price tag
Fri, 29th Jul 2016
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fintech
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financial systems
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accounting systems
Oracle is spending $9.3 billion to acquire 'complementary' cloud provider NetSuite, with the transaction expected to close as early as this year.
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Yahoo-Verizon merger to shake up digital communication space
Wed, 27th Jul 2016
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yahoo
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verizon
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m&a
Verizon's bold £3.5bn Yahoo buyout to reshape the global digital and mobile landscape, with over a billion users set to be united.
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EMC shareholders approve Dell merger with 98% of votes
Mon, 25th Jul 2016
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network infrastructure
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emc
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m&a
EMC have announced that its shareholders have approved the Dell merger agreement with 98% of voters in favour.
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Mission complete: CLX Communications fully aquires Mblox
Thu, 14th Jul 2016
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sms
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m&a
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clx communications
CLX communications acquired Mblox in May of this year, but it was only two days ago that it gained access to 100% of the shares it has in the company.
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ComCom officially weighs in on Vodafone/Sky merger
Thu, 14th Jul 2016
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uc
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commerce commission
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telco
The Commerce Commission has released its preliminary issues statement on the Vodafone/Sky merger, a deal that seeks to blend telecom and TV services in NZ.
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Mitel out as Polycom gets better offer
Mon, 11th Jul 2016
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hybrid & remote work
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mitel
The merger between Polycom and Mitel has come to end with Polycom announcing it has terminated the agreement following a better offer.