acquisitions
Microsoft Snaps Up CyberX, as Vendor Appetite for OT Offerings Swells
Operational Technology (OT) security remains the flavour of the month in many vendor boardrooms -- even if potential industrial customers…
Undertaking Cyber Security Due Diligence in M&A Transactions
Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) offer firms significant opportunities to achieve fast-paced growth or gain competitive advantage, writes Anurag Kahol, CTO,…
Defense Sector’s Unique Supply Chain Security Firm Bought Out by PE Fund
Exostar -- a cloud-centric company set up by defense giants BAE Systems, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Rolls-Royce to manage highly…
The COVID-19 Impact on Tech M&A in 2020: AMD, Micron, Qualys Named as Attractive Targets
COVID-19 has put the brakes on M&A activity in the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) sector, but the lowered company valuations…
Bristol-Based Software Firm Felinesoft Sold to New Market Big Dog
Technology group ClearCourse has agreed to buy Bristol's Felinesoft this morning: its fifteenth acquisition since launching just 16 months ago.…
Panda Security Turns 30; Brand Set for Extinction After WatchGuard Buyout
Spain's Panda Security, an endpoint protection specialist that turned 30 this year, is being snapped up by the US's WatchGuard…
UK’s Nominet Makes Its First Ever Acquisition, Moves to Reinforce Registry Operations
Nominet, the British company that runs a protective DNS service as part of the UK Government’s "Active Cyber Defence" programme…
Looker Reiterates “Multicloud” Pledge as Google Acquisition Closes
Google Cloud has closed its $2.6 billion acquisition of business intelligence (BI) specialist Looker, the company confirmed today, a day…
FireEye Buys Cloudvisory, in Seventh Security Acquisition
FireEye has agreed to buy Dallas, Texas-based security firm Cloudvisory for an undisclosed sum, adding virtualised environment security tools to…
Switzerland’s Veeam Snapped Up in $5 Billion Private Equity Deal
Insight Partners, a US-based private equity firm, has agreed to buy Swiss data backup specialist Veeam Software for $5 billion…