The frenzy of mergers and acquisitions stayed hot during the dog days of summer. Plenty of channel-facing IT and telecommunications firms decided to join forces in August.

Several security vendors consolidated, Birch Communications sold its cloud and business services unit to a suitor, and rumors swirled around a major cable company — per usual. And CenturyLink’s purchase of Level 3 continues to demand the attention of the channel.

In the gallery below, you’ll find the newly announced acquisitions and the updates on those you’re likely following closely.

Looking for more M&A? Click here to see the biggest channel-impacting mergers and acquisitions from July..