Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) stories
The biggest shift in M&A: Strategic and cultural fit first (then financial)
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Fortra's Chief Executive Officer says acquisition success hinges on strategy and culture before price, after 19 deals since 2020.
Wasabi buys Seagate's Lyve Cloud business in storage push
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storage
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virtualisation
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data protection
Wasabi to take over Seagate's Lyve Cloud as David Friend's company expands enterprise storage reach and Seagate shifts back to hardware.
Synthflow appoints Matt Alexander as Channel Chief
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digital transformation
Synthflow names Matt Alexander Vice President of Channel and Alliances to deepen partner ties and drive international AI growth.
IntelliAM buys RBM to expand in Scotland's central belt
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manufacturing
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data analytics
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digital transformation
IntelliAM acquires RBM Lubrications & Monitoring Solutions in Scotland, adding staff and assets as it deepens reach into the central belt.
Foresight sells TES Group to Legrand for fourfold gain
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manufacturing
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
Foresight sells Northern Ireland's TES Group to Legrand after revenue jumps 84% and a major datacentre expansion, locking in a fourfold return.
TeamSystem buys ACD & DIA to expand in France & Türkiye
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crm
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document management
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digital transformation
TeamSystem accelerates European push with acquisitions in France and Türkiye as it targets SMEs amid digital tax and invoicing shifts.
Remote acquires Bravas to add identity & device management
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mdm
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Remote has acquired Bravas in a move that expands its global work platform into identity and device controls for distributed teams.
Dynatrace to buy Bindplane in telemetry pipeline push
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devops
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
Dynatrace agrees to buy Bindplane to expand telemetry pipelines, aiming to cut ingest costs and give customers greater control over observability data.
Accordion buys A5 to deepen Salesforce consultancy
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Accordion snaps up A5 to widen Salesforce, data and AI services for private equity clients across North America, EMEA and India.
Celerity acquires Ranger4 in automation & AI push
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data protection
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hybrid cloud
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data analytics
Celerity adds IBM automation specialist Ranger4 as BGF-backed group deepens AI and cost-efficiency offer across hybrid IT.
OpenAI acquires TBPN to expand media and strategy reach
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digital entertainment
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genai
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OpenAI buys TBPN, adding Silicon Valley's influential daily tech talk show to its Strategy team while pledging editorial independence.
Molex completes Smiths Interconnect deal to widen reach
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spacetech
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
Molex's biggest-ever acquisition adds Smiths Interconnect, boosting its reach in aerospace, defence and medical markets.
Advania names new UK CFO & CMO following expansion
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digital transformation
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cx
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martech
Advania names Sabrina Harris as UK Chief Financial Officer and Tara Allison as Chief Marketing Officer as it presses on with expansion after acquisitions.
Logiq acquires Savient to expand South-West presence
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digital transformation
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iot security
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risk & compliance
Logiq snaps up Savient to bolster cyber security services and secure delivery capacity across government and defence work in south-west England.
Keyloop buys Motortech.ai to boost Fusion AI tools
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digital transformation
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fintech
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cx
Keyloop folds Motortech.ai's AIME into Fusion as dealer web conversions surge and sales rise 101% in early use.
Doxis folds Klippa into one brand after acquisition
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document management
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digital transformation
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ecm
Doxis unifies Klippa's AI tools under one brand after acquisition, renaming key products as it ties document processing to wider automation software.
Boldyn expands project software to lift margin control
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devops
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Boldyn widens project software use across UK and Ireland as live cost data, forecasting and reporting boost gross margins and cut spreadsheet reliance.
Aspire Technology Solutions buys NVT Group in Scotland
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digital transformation
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socs
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partner programmes
Aspire Technology Solutions deepens its Scottish reach with NVT Group buy, adding 49 staff and a longstanding local customer base.
Accel-KKR backs AccessPay in Manchester growth push
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saas
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digital transformation
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fintech
Manchester fintech AccessPay lands majority backing from Accel-KKR to speed product development, widen enterprise services and eye acquisitions.
Hyperlayer adds Chan & O'Callaghan after GBP £30m raise
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fintech
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erp
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payment technologies
Hyperlayer names Chief Operating Officer Louise Chan and investor Barry O'Callaghan to its board after a GBP £30 million fundraising drive.