Mergers and Acquisitions

AppDynamics files IPO prospectus. Potential $100 million initial public offering. Application performance monitoring (APM) rival of New Relic, Dynatrace.

Accenture (ACN) apparently is ready to spend a combined $1 billion buying up digital, cloud and security-related IT companies in 2017.

VMware has acquired SDN (software-defined networking) technology and talent from PlumGRID. The deal is part of VMware's multi-cloud management push.

Accenture will acquire Arismore for identity & access management (IAM) security. Accenture has made six security investments or acquisitions this past year.

HostedBizz has acquired ITUtility.net, uniting two Canadian cloud service providers (CSPs) that host Veeam & Microsoft solutions for channel partners.

United Internet AG has acquired Strato AG for hosting services. The deal is valued at about 12.4 times EBITDA, ChannelE2E estimates.

An investment group featuring Cognizant Technology Solutions veteran Larry Gordon wants acquire an IT services firm that specializes in security.

Contegix, a $50 million MSP & CSP, acquires Admo.net Web Services, a Kansas City-based cloud and managed services provider with two data centers.