Channel markets

Private equity firm High Street Capital acquires NeoSystems, an IT systems integrator and managed services provider (MSP) to the government contractor market.

Guidehouse, backed by private equity firm Veritas Capital, acquires federal government IT consulting firm Dovel Technologies from Macquarie Capital.

Dell's Global Data Protection Index found existing data protection measures may not be sufficient to cope with malware and ransomware threats.

Datasphere, backed by Strategic Capital Fund Management & Digital Realty Trust veteran Bryan Marsh, preps $1.5B war chest for data center acquisitions.

Perficient CEO Jeffrey Davis seeks one or two more IT consulting acquisitions for 2021, but $PRFT seeks to avoid "nutty" deal valuations.

Lenovo's TruScale essentially competes against everything-as-a-service rivals such as Dell APEX, HPE GreenLake and Cisco Plus.

Private equity firms Apax Partners & Warburg Pincus acquire T-Mobile Netherlands from Deutsche Telekom AG & Tele2 AB for $6 billion.