Acquisition
Google purchases new London office for £730 million
Google purchases new London office for £730 million
The Central Saint Giles development will give Google an overall capacity for 10,000 employees across all of its UK sites
14 Jan 2022
Nvidia acquires HPC cluster management firm Bright Computing
Nvidia acquires HPC cluster management firm Bright Computing
The Amsterdam-based company will help Nvidia to expand its accelerated computing portfolio
11 Jan 2022
CMA orders Facebook to sell Giphy
CMA orders Facebook to sell Giphy
The decision concludes a ten-month long investigation into the acquisition
1 Dec 2021
Ericsson to acquire Vonage for $6.2 billion
Ericsson to acquire Vonage for $6.2 billion
The deal is the Swedish telecom giant’s largest disclosed acquisition to date
22 Nov 2021
FTC raises concerns over Nvidia’s Arm purchase
FTC raises concerns over Nvidia’s Arm purchase
US worries mirror concerns in UK and Europe
18 Nov 2021
UK gov orders in-depth probe into Nvidia-ARM takeover
UK gov orders in-depth probe into Nvidia-ARM takeover
The government has ordered the CMA to carry out a "phase two" investigation on grounds of antitrust and national security
16 Nov 2021
Nitro acquires European e-sign SaaS provider Connective
Nitro acquires European e-sign SaaS provider Connective
The deal should propel Nitro into the top three enterprise e-signing providers worldwide
10 Nov 2021
Jacobs to acquire analytics firm BlackLynx
Jacobs to acquire analytics firm BlackLynx
The acquisition will strengthen Jacobs’ cyber intelligence and digital capabilities
1 Nov 2021
PayPal dismisses $45 billion Pinterest takeover as "market rumour"
PayPal dismisses $45 billion Pinterest takeover as "market rumour"
The online payments provider said it is not looking to acquire the company "at this time"
25 Oct 2021
Alation acquires data insights firm Lyngo Analytics
Alation acquires data insights firm Lyngo Analytics
The acquisition will strengthen Alation's data intelligence capabilities
15 Oct 2021
Twitter sells mobile ad unit for triple its original value
Twitter sells mobile ad unit for triple its original value
The sale will allow the tech giant to focus on its plans of doubling its revenue in 2023 to $7.5 billion
7 Oct 2021
Databricks acquires bamboolib creator 8080 Labs
Databricks acquires bamboolib creator 8080 Labs
The acquisition will strengthen Databricks’ low-code/no-code offerings
6 Oct 2021
BMC acquires data integration firm StreamWeaver
BMC acquires data integration firm StreamWeaver
The acquisition strengthens BMC's AIOps capabilities
1 Oct 2021
Five9 stockholders veto Zoom's $14.7 billion takeover offer
Five9 stockholders veto Zoom's $14.7 billion takeover offer
The deal was voted down in a Five9 shareholder meeting on Thursday
1 Oct 2021
Akamai to acquire cyber security firm Guardicore
Akamai to acquire cyber security firm Guardicore
Guardicore’s micro-segmentation solution will add to Akamai’s Zero Trust Security portfolio
29 Sep 2021
JFrog acquires Upswift for edge-based DevOps expansion
JFrog acquires Upswift for edge-based DevOps expansion
Upswift's tool will extend JFrog's DevOps pipeline to IoT devices
13 Sep 2021
Booz Allen acquires cyber security firm Tracepoint
Booz Allen acquires cyber security firm Tracepoint
The acquisition will strengthen Booz Allen’s foothold in the private cyber security market
13 Sep 2021
Microsoft acquires video-editing platform Clipchamp
Microsoft acquires video-editing platform Clipchamp
The Australian in-browser tool will become part of Office 365
8 Sep 2021
Australia’s TechnologyOne acquires Cambridge-based education software firm Scientia
Australia’s TechnologyOne acquires Cambridge-based education software firm Scientia
Around half of all UK higher education institutions currently use Scientia products
3 Sep 2021
Mavenir acquires CPaaS provider Telestax
Mavenir acquires CPaaS provider Telestax
Telestax will add new capabilities to Mavenir’s SaaS offering
25 Aug 2021
BlueHalo to acquire Intelligent Automation Inc
BlueHalo to acquire Intelligent Automation Inc
IAI’s acquisition will help BlueHalo expand its national security services
19 Aug 2021
Nexperia completes takeover of UK's largest semiconductor firm
Nexperia completes takeover of UK's largest semiconductor firm
This comes after Boris Johnson ordered a security review into the Chinese-owned firm's deal to buy Newport Wafer Fab
17 Aug 2021
Facebook may be forced to abandon Giphy acquisition following CMA report
Facebook may be forced to abandon Giphy acquisition following CMA report
The watchdog said the $400 million takeover will "negatively impact competition between social media platforms"
13 Aug 2021