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Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) stories - Page 49

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ERM takes over EnviroSuite's consulting practice for $15m

Mon, 1st May 2017
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EnviroSuite has sold its Pacific Environment Consulting practice to Environmental Resources Management for AUD$15m.
Big fish eat small fish

Staples buyer announces another ANZ acquisition: OfficeMax

Wed, 26th Apr 2017
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Platinum Equity has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the OfficeMax business in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) from Office Depot.
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Ivanti acquires asset management company - ninth in five years

Thu, 13th Apr 2017
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Ivanti bolsters its asset management suite, seizing Concorde for its ninth takeover in a quest to simplify corporate IT complexity.
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Highlights from another action-packed week in the Aussie channel

Fri, 7th Apr 2017
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Another week in the Aussie channel goes by full of distie deals, vendor offerings, executive appointments and exciting future predictions.
Global data

International subsea cable going ahead – including acquisition of the driver

Thu, 6th Apr 2017
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AARNet, Google, Indosat Ooredoo, Singtel, SubPartners, and Telstra have entered into an agreement to build a new international subsea cable system.
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New company emerges from CSC and HPE Enterprise Services merger

Tue, 4th Apr 2017
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DXC Technology is a new organisation that has been created by the merger of CSC and the Enterprise Services business of HPE.
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Akamai announces acquisition with digital performance focus

Tue, 4th Apr 2017
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According to Akamai, sites and applications need to maximise consumer interaction and engagement by offering a fast and reliable platform.
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Hammer and tongs in the Aussie channel – this week's highlights

Fri, 31st Mar 2017
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Another working week in Australia's channel comes to a close today, so what went down? Here's some of the highlights.
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Cisco wraps up acquisition of AppDynamics

Thu, 23rd Mar 2017
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Together, the companies will aim to deliver visibility across the network, data centre, security, applications and to drive digital transformation.
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Veeam ANZ head of alliances comments on HPE acquisition - 'It's a smart move'

Thu, 9th Mar 2017
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Veeam's Peter Bender says HPE's acquisition of Nimble will expand their storage portfolio to serve even more market segments.
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Fortinet asks: Planning a merger? It's time for a cybersecurity upgrade

Wed, 8th Mar 2017
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M&A activity can offer CFOs a unique opportunity to ramp up cybersecurity levels with greater investment and integration.
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HPE to fork out more than $1 billion in acquisition of Nimble Storage

Wed, 8th Mar 2017
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The company has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Nimble Storage in an attempt to bolster its presence in the hybrid IT market.
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Inabox snaps up Logic Communications in second acquisition this year

Tue, 7th Mar 2017
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Inabox has snapped up Perth-based managed IT and cloud service provider Logic Communications in a $1.5 million deal.
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Microsoft ISV partners announce merger to bolster solution offerings

Tue, 7th Mar 2017
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Microsoft Dynamics integrator, Sable37, has acquired a 50 percent stake of Payfields, a provider of payroll and HR processing technology.
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Yahoo CEO forgoes annual bonus and gives it to employees in wake of data breach fallout

Thu, 2nd Mar 2017
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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is foregoing her annual bonus and giving it back to employees after the giant data breach that hit the company in 2014.
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Palo Alto Networks snaps up LightCyber for automated behaviour analytics prowess

Thu, 2nd Mar 2017
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Palo Alto Networks has paid $105 million for cybersecurity provider LightCyber, so it can fuse automated behavioural analytics into its own platform.
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Tech Data wraps up multi-billion dollar acquisition of Avnet TS

Tue, 28th Feb 2017
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Tech Data completes a landmark $2.6bn takeover of Avnet TS, marking its entry into Asia Pacific and bolstering its global IT distribution dominance.
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DWS snapping up SMS in $124 million deal

Mon, 27th Feb 2017
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DWS is acquiring SMS Management and Technology to create a 'leading' IT services provider with the size and capability to fully service market.
Big fish eat small fish

Renesas snaps up Intersil - gross and operating margins expected to rise

Mon, 27th Feb 2017
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Renesas Electronics acquires Intersil, solidifying position as leading global supplier of advanced embedded systems.
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Meltwater acquires Oxford University AI spinout Wrapidity

Mon, 27th Feb 2017
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Meltwater recently announced the acquisition of Wrapidity Limited, an artificial intelligence (AI) company that originated from Oxford University.