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Atos breakup will focus on (1) managed infrastructure and (2) digital transformation, big data and cybersecurity services. Will private equity bid to buy one or both Atos businesses units?

The acquisition by Accrete will help Nordic build its team, develop new and existing offerings and expand its global footprint.

Cincinnati Bell seeks to sell CBTS -- an MSP & MSSP that offers UCaaS, cloud & cybersecurity services. AHEAD or Presidio could be buyers, report suggests.

Legal technology company Uptime Legal Systems has acquired Flywhere Technology, which provides cloud services to law firms.

New Verizon Business roles for Debika Bhattacharya & Iris Meijer involve edge compute, IoT & 5G services, global networking, security, advanced communications, and managed services.

Management and tech consultancy BearingPoint has acquired disphere tech, which provides cloud solutions to the financial services industry.

ServiceNow buys Hitch Works to help customers identify which employees are best suited for projects based on skills & interests. M&A deal resembles IT By Design's Team GPS work for MSPs.

ASGN buys GlideFast Consulting, a ServiceNow IT consulting partner, for $350 million. Here's the rough M&A valuation math for the ServiceNow partner purchase.