Mergers and Acquisitions

Consolidation is more than a trend; mergers and acquisitions are happening on a weekly basis. These stories help explain their impact.

Highlights

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Netwrix-Stealthbits Merger Kicks Off 2021 Cybersecurity M&A

The combined company will operate as Netwrix.

Invosys Buys Avaya Installation Expert Atrium Telecom in UK Consolidation

Atrium Telecom provides professional services that help VARs focus on selling.

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Cisco Acquisitions Will Boost Webex, CCaaS

Cisco agreed to acquire IMImobile for $730 million and Slido for an undisclosed sum.

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Distributor Ingram Micro Snapped Up by Platinum Equity

The acquisition price tag is $7.2 billion. Here’s what partners are saying.

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Fortinet Beefs Up Security Fabric Capabilities with Panopta Acquisition

Panopta provides full-stack visibility and automated management of an enterprise network’s health.

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AppSmart Acquires MicroCorp, Strengthens Convergence Strategy

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Sectigo Acquisitions Expand Presence in Europe, Latin America

Sectigo is expanding its sales reach and support to thousands of additional organizations.

COVID-19 pandemic

MSP 501 Profile: Approyo Rides SAP Expertise, Helps During Pandemic

MSP 501 honoree Approyo makes a name for itself by providing full SAP service technology.

Benioff Barely Talks Salesforce’s Slack Buy During Dreamforce Keynote

The CRM vendor CEO said little about the multibillion dollar deal. But the company did unveil three platforms.

UK M&A mergers & acquisitions

Calligo Acquires UK MSP Network Integrity Services

Calligo makes its fourth acquisition this year as its CEO lays out the company’s growth strategy

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Can Salesforce Acquisition of Slack Slacken Growth of Teams?

Salesforce’s $27.7 billion acquisition of Slack would be among software deals ever.

Spinoff spelled out in blocks

Synnex Concentrix Spinoff a Done Deal

The spinoff allows Synnex to deliver more value to vendors, customers, associates and shareholders.

Investment

Agilitas IT Solutions Initiates Managed Buyout with New Investment

Partners will continue to be pivotal in Agilitas’ business model.

Do what matters

MSP 501 Profile: Entech’s Focus Is Enabling People to Do What Matters

Their mission: to be valued for making a positive difference in the success of a business and the lives of its people.

SaaS Cloud connections

Key Microsoft SaaS Partner AvePoint Plans $2 Billion IPO via SPAC

AvePoint is one of Microsoft’s largest Office 365, Teams and SharePoint ISV partners.

Differentiate with proactive IT maintenance, different thinking

MSP 501 Profile: Dresner Group Differentiates with Proactive IT Maintenance

Being out of sight means being out of mind — and out of consideration, says their CEO.

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Splunk Strengthens Observability Platform with Flowmill Purchase

Flowmill will complement Plumbr and Rigor, two companies recently acquired by Splunk.

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