Tech M&A

Features and expert comment on the latest technology sector fundraising, finance and merger moves, covering IPOs, M&A transactions, Private Equity and Venture Capital activity, and investor profiles.

Cisco to acquire Splunk for $28bn in equity

In the aim to bolster observability capabilities, the agreed acquisition of Splunk by Cisco comes in response to increasing AI presence across business

Cybersecurity

Data Analytics & Data Science

Qlik completes acquisition of Talend

Global data integration and analytics provider Qlik has acquired data management vendor Talend, to bolster automated delivery of business insights

IPOs

Early-stage startup support key to cementing global cyber leadership, following Darktrace’s IPO

IPOs

Trainline’s IPO is “a breath of fresh air”

IPOs

How can businesses successfully monetise software?

Software businesses can learn how to successfully monetise their software from looking at Spotify’s upcoming IPO.

IPOs

Talend on a journey to IPO and beyond

Cloud & Edge Computing

Does Box’s IPO signal the beginning of the end of the cloud storage wars?

Data Analytics & Data Science

Tableau shares jump by over 50% after IPO

M&A

Keys to successful M&A technology integration

Any merger or acquisition completion will call for the combination of tech from the different networks involved. In this article, we explore the keys to a successful M&A technology integration.

IT management

Automation

Schneider Electric completes acquisition of AVEVA

UK-based industrial software company AVEVA has been acquired by global automation and energy management specialists Schneider Electric, to bolster industrial digital transformation efforts

AI & Machine Learning

BioNTech acquires InstaDeep for £562m to boost drug discovery efforts

Following a multi-year partnership, German biotech company BioNTech has completed the acquisition of UK AI startup InstaDeep, to aid expansion beyond vaccine delivery.

Digital Transformation

OpenText to acquire Micro Focus in $6bn deal

Cloud & Edge Computing

Broadcom to acquire VMware for approximately $61bn

DevOps

Puppet to be acquired by Perforce, to bolster development lifecycle portfolio

PE & VC

Women in IT and Venturers Club roundtable: Actions needed for change – from growth to investment

A roundtable discussion, organised by the Women in IT Summit & Award Series and Venturers Club, explored the actions needed to change the lack of investment for female tech entrepreneurs.

PE & VC