Mergers and AcquisitionsMicrosoft Acquires Cloud, Industrial IoT Company The Marsden GroupJoe PanettieriMarch 21, 2021Microsoft acquires The Marsden Group for Azure cloud, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) & AI (artificial intelligence) expertise.
MSPAccenture Makes Strategic Investment In Data Firm Arabesque S-RayMarch 19, 2021Accenture's most recent deal comes in the form of a strategic investment in German data provider Arabesque S-Ray.
Mergers and AcquisitionsPrivate Equity Firm Apax Partners Acquires IT Firm LutechMarch 18, 2021Private equity firm Apax Partners has acquired a majority stake in Lutech, an Italian IT services and software company.
Mergers and AcquisitionsMeriplex Acquires HBR TechnologiesMarch 17, 2021The acquisition of HBR will expand Meriplex’s reach in the north Texas region while increasing its technical and sales workforce.
Private equityPrivate Equity and Record Buyout Valuations: Cause for Concern?Joe PanettieriMarch 17, 2021Private equity firms now pay 13.2X annual EBITDA valuations to buy businesses, up from 8X EBITDA in 2004. Can those M&A valuations hold up?
Mergers and AcquisitionsAcronis Acquires Synapsys; Gains Cyber Protection Distribution CapabilitiesJoe PanettieriMarch 16, 2021Acronis acquires Synapsys, a distributor that supports South African resellers & MSPs. Acronis CEO explores more cyber protection acquisitions.
Mergers and AcquisitionsSapphire Systems Acquires SAP Partner In Cloud SolutionsMarch 16, 2021Sapphire Systems has acquired In Cloud Solutions, an SAP Business ByDesign partner, to bolster its ERP and SAP capabilities.
Mergers and AcquisitionsCDW Acquires Google Cloud Education Partner Amplified ITSharon FlorentineMarch 16, 2021CDW buys Amplified IT, a leading Google Cloud education partner that offers IT solutions for K-12 and higher education markets.
