Displaying items by tag: Mergers & Acquisitions

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Wireline Competition Bureau has approved Verizon’s US$20 billion acquisition of American internet and voice services provider Frontier Communications.

A total of 7,966 deals (mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity and venture financing deals) were announced in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region during January-July 2024, according to the latest report from data and analytics firm GlobalData.

Security specialist WatchGuard Technologies has acquired CyGlass Technology Services, a cloud and network-centric threat detection and response provider.

Australian hospitality ordering and marketing operators me&u and Mr Yum have agreed an all-stock merger.

Zero trust specialist Rubrik has agreed to acquire Laminar, the operator of a data security posture management platform.

GUEST OPINION by Tosin Vaithilingam, BitTitan: Multiple factors weigh into the decision to merge with or acquire another company, and IT systems are a key element.

GUEST OPINION: Multiple factors weigh into the decision to merge with or acquire another company, and IT systems are a key element.

PARC Capital Fund Services Pty Ltd has announced a $21 million investment in NEXION Group, a fast-growing hybrid cloud service provider based in Australia.

GUEST OPINION: A new year is a time when most people take stock of what they have accomplished and make plans for the year ahead. New opportunities await those who are prepared and know where to find them.

Rapid digitisation has forced fashion brands to reimagine how shopping in the digital world takes place, but a more interconnected retail experience has increased the number of cyberattacks on fashion businesses in Australia, according to exposure management company Tenable.

Tech firms nursing loss-making results would be prioritising efforts to curtail operational costs and aiming to be smarter with the use of R&D and marketing expenditure in 2023, acordiing to professional services firm RSM Australia.

Potentia Capital Management has proposed a $1.80 per share off-market takeover bid for PDF and esigning specialist Nitro Software.

COMPANY NEWS: Jamf, the standard in Apple Enterprise Management, has announced it signed a definitive agreement to acquire ZecOps, a leader in mobile detection and response.

GUEST OPINION: The reality of IT operations today means adding extra layers of complexity, but there are still opportunities to standardise and simplify processes.

COMPANY NEWS: Anyone who has moved a household knows that without preparation and planning, it can be a chaotic experience. There are different considerations when moving regarding what to keep, how to pack your various possessions, how to prioritise what to move, and how to protect your valuables.

Australian cybersecurity consultancies Privasec, Solista, CXO Security and Naviro have merged to form Sekuro.

Customer experience vendor Qualtrics has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire omnichannel conversational analytics provider Clarabridge in a stock transaction valued at US$1.125 billion.

Secure DevOps company Sysdig has announced its intent to acquire Apolicy to “shift security" further left: and expand the Sysdig offering to include Infrastructure as code (IaC) security.

Global cybersecurity company Sophos has acquired New York headquartered runtime visibility, detection and response for Linux production servers and containers provider Capsule8.

Telstra Broadcast Services (TBS) says it will broadcast some of the world’s biggest events to more parts of the globe and play a key role in delivering 24/7 programming to millions of people with the acquisition of the business and assets of MediaCloud.