Channel markets

KSM Consulting (KSMC), a private equity-backed Microsoft partner for data analytics, acquires Advocate Solutions for government IT engagements.

Calligo acquires Itomic Voice & Data, an Irish IT managed services provider (MSP) that specializes in Microsoft 365 & Azure cloud services & more.

Accenture acquires Sentelis, a data consulting and artificial intelligence (AI) software engineering company from France.

IBM is acquiring Spanugo, a provider of cloud cybersecurity posture management solutions. IBM Cloud plus Spanugo's software will serve financial customers.

Overground Cloud Services acquires DecisionPoint. The M&A deal combines two Salesforce Cloud partners with complementary services & IT consulting expertise.

Private equity firm Thoma Bravo acquires Exostar, a secure collaboration communications platform provider for such highly regulated industries as aerospace and defense, life sciences and healthcare.

Private equity firm Summit Partners invests $37 million in Appway, a provider of business process automation software in the financial services vertical market.

HCL acquires the majority of Symantec's enterprise consulting team from Broadcom, which retains cybersecurity software portfolio but sheds consulting assets.