Spotlight
Spotlight
An archive of past spotlight issues.
The martinwolf team tracks noteworthy mergers and acquisitions, and offers
commentary on issues that impact our industry.
20 Sep 2017
Toshiba to Sell Chip Unit to Bain Consortium
Toshiba has agreed to sell its chip unit Toshiba Memory Corporation to a consortium led by private equity firm Bain Capital. Under the agreement proposed...
13 Sep 2017
Toshiba Memory Enters Memorandum of Understanding with Bain Capital
In light of private equity firm Bain's new proposal, Toshiba announced today that it has entered into a non-binding MoU with Bain for the sale...
11 Sep 2017
Rackspace to Acquire Datapipe
Managed service provider (MSP) Rackspace Hosting announced today its agreement to acquire fellow MSP competitor Datapipe. While financial details remain undisclosed, Rackspace CEO Joe Eazor...
30 Aug 2017
A Surge of M&A in the Global Cybersecurity Market
With the rise of high-profile cybercrimes and targeted attacks worldwide, the global cybersecurity market has seen robust growth across all sectors. Cybersecurity Ventures predicts that...
29 Aug 2017
Western Digital Acquires Tegile, Upthere Ahead of Deal with Toshiba that “Could Go Down to the Wire”
Chipmaker Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire flash storage vendor Tegile Systems in a deal...
24 Aug 2017
CXtec Acquires Atlantix
CXtec, a provider of refurbished networking, communications and data center equipment, acquired Georgia-based IT hardware reseller Atlantix Global Systems on Tuesday. CXtec has been a...
21 Aug 2017
Cisco to Acquire Springpath
Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO) announced today its intent to acquire hyperconvergence software company Springpath for $320M. Cisco will pay $320M in cash and assumed equity awards...
19 Aug 2017
ConvergeOne Acquires SPS
IT services firm ConvergeOne, owned by private equity firm Clearlake Capital, announced today that it has acquired New Jersey-based Strategic Products and Services (SPS), a...
18 Aug 2017
Sirius in Talks to Acquire Forsythe
According to CRN, Sirius Computer Solutions is in negotiations to acquire $1 billion solution provider Forsythe Technology, following news that the company was looking for...