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Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) stories - Page 8

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CommScope becomes Vistance after cable sale to Amphenol

Tue, 13th Jan 2026
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CommScope rebrands as Vistance Networks after selling its cable arm to Amphenol, pledging debt repayment and at least USD $10 a share dividend.
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Horizon3.ai hires Andres Botero to drive global push

Sat, 10th Jan 2026
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Horizon3.ai names veteran marketer Andres Botero CMO to spearhead global expansion after a USD $100 million funding boost.
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Accenture to buy UK AI firm Faculty in USD $1bn deal

Sat, 10th Jan 2026
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Accenture to acquire UK AI specialist Faculty for USD $1bn, in its biggest British AI startup deal and a major bet on AI safety expertise.
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CrowdStrike to buy SGNL to boost AI-ready identity security

Fri, 9th Jan 2026
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CrowdStrike will acquire identity security specialist SGNL to add continuous, AI-ready access enforcement across human and machine users.
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AI supercharge drives USD $3 trillion data centre boom

Thu, 8th Jan 2026
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AI-driven demand is set to unleash up to USD $3 trillion in global data centre investment, doubling capacity to 200GW by 2030.
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Cloud security firms, Brivo & Eagle Eye, form AI security giant

Thu, 8th Jan 2026
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Brivo and Eagle Eye Networks will merge under the Brivo name to create what they claim is the world's largest AI cloud security platform.
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Leaseweb names Jan Willem des Tombe to lead global ties

Wed, 7th Jan 2026
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Leaseweb hires Jan Willem des Tombe as Global Strategic Relations Director to sharpen its sovereign and hybrid cloud push worldwide.
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Flexera buys ProsperOps, Chaos Genius to boost FinOps

Wed, 7th Jan 2026
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Flexera snaps up ProsperOps and Chaos Genius to fuse AI-driven automation into a single FinOps suite for cloud and data platform spend.
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SafePay ransomware zeroes in on smaller firms

Wed, 7th Jan 2026
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SafePay ransomware is quietly crippling small firms, with leaked data showing over 90% of victims are SMBs and many attacks never disclosed.
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GTreasury buys Solvexia to boost finance automation

Wed, 7th Jan 2026
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Ripple-owned GTreasury buys Australian fintech Solvexia to fuse treasury, reconciliation and compliance in one automated finance platform.
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Airwallex names James Teodorini new ANZ head & record volume

Tue, 6th Jan 2026
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Airwallex has named James Teodorini Head of ANZ to spearhead growth in Australia and New Zealand after hitting USD $235 billion in volume.
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Azul buys Payara to build unified open-source Java stack

Tue, 6th Jan 2026
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Azul acquires UK-based Payara to build a unified open-source Java stack and push deeper into enterprise runtimes and application servers.
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J.P. Morgan adds Crunchbase AI to Fusion for private data

Tue, 6th Jan 2026
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J.P. Morgan's Fusion platform has integrated Crunchbase AI, giving institutional investors live startup forecasts and early risk signals.
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Asia-Pacific & AI drive bullish CEO outlook for 2026

Tue, 30th Dec 2025
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Global CEOs pin 2026 hopes on APAC growth and soaring AI spend, despite geopolitical risks and investor pressure for faster returns.
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MTX APAC acquires Adapt IQ NZ to build Salesforce hub

Sat, 27th Dec 2025
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MTX APAC has acquired New Zealand Salesforce consultancy Adapt IQ NZ to create a Wellington-based delivery and innovation hub for APAC.
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Accordion buys Pinnacle to bolster healthcare RCM work

Sat, 27th Dec 2025
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Accordion has bought Pinnacle Healthcare Advisors to deepen its revenue cycle management work for private equity-backed providers.
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Data quality issues - Top causes and consequences

Mon, 22nd Dec 2025
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Flawed, fragmented data is wasting time, money and AI potential; firms must fix ownership, visibility and tooling to restore trust.
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Ignition platform drives USD $3.1bn in 2025 client revenue

Mon, 22nd Dec 2025
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Ignition platform fuels more than USD $3.1bn in 2025 client revenue as 8,500 firms automate billing, payments and pricing decisions.
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PaySauce seeks NZD $4m to fund Australian expansion

Mon, 22nd Dec 2025
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PaySauce launches NZD $4m equity raise at NZD $0.26 a share to fund its 2026 Australian expansion and broaden its investor base.
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Graylog appoints Jody Cire as CFO to drive AI growth

Thu, 18th Dec 2025
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Graylog names Jody Cire CFO to sharpen capital strategy and scale its AI-powered security analytics platform for global enterprise growth.