Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) stories - Page 53

Shoply's merger with Anyware heralds strategic growth, boosting its distribution reach and competitive edge in eCommerce.

IBM Security is set to expand its operations with the acquisition of Resilient Systems, specialists in security incident response solutions.

Chinese firm Tianjin Tianhai has acquired Ingram Micro in a $6-billion-dollar deal that will see it become a part of HNA Group.

FireEye has acquired Invotas in order to offer security orchestration capabilities as part of its global threat management platform.

ASX-listed cloud services provider Bulletproof has acquired Kiwi cloud services business Cloud House in a deal which could be worth up to $5.2m.

Juniper Networks is acquiring cloud and metro networking SDN vendor BTI Systems in a move expected to bolster its DCI and metro market play.

Cognizant has acquired KBACE Technologies with the aim of enabling clients to accelerate their journey to the cloud and improve business agility.

Compass Communications, the NZ owned and operated internet and telecommunications service provider, has announced its intent to acquire Ultracom.

With this acquisition, FireEye plans to add new intelligence subscription models that include industry vertical specific slices.

NetApp will now have all-flash offerings that address each of the three largest All-Flash Array market segments.

Mergers and acquisitions are on the rise as organisations see this is as a strong strategic move in an increasingly competitive world.

Cradlepoint acquires Pertino, integrating SDN innovation with 4G LTE solutions to transform enterprise networking.

The Commerce Commission says it is satisfied that the acquisition will not substantially lessen competition in the affected markets.

In Australia, more companies are looking to strengthen their market position through mergers and acquisitions, according to UXC Eclipse.

PS&C has acquired IT services company Bexton to bolster its People business - with more acquisitions on the cards to bolster its Security business.

UXC Eclipse has continued its acquisition trail, snapping up the Microsoft Dynamics AX and Business Intelligence divisions of NZ's Koorb Consulting.

Ovum has dubbed the proposed merger of Vocus and M2 as 'a welcome addition of scale for both companies', noting we are now in 'consolidation endgame'.

National leader in New Zealand primary labelling, Jenkins Labels has accepted an offer by Sato NZ to purchase the business.

Seagate Technology has acquired Dot Hill Systems, a supplier of software and hardware storage systems, for approximately $694 million.

Qualcomm Atheros has acquired Ikanos Communications for an estimated $47 million, expanding their footprint in the carrier fixed line segment.