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.
08 Aug 2017
Park Place Technologies Acquires NCE Group Limited
Park Place Technologies announced today that it has acquired NCE Group Limited, a global provider of third-party data center maintenance and repair headquartered in the...
07 Aug 2017
Acquire or Evolve: What Insight and CDW’s Q2 Earnings Prove About the Industry
Last week, Insight Enterprises (Nasdaq:NSIT) and CDW (Nasdaq:CDW) announced earnings for the second quarter ending June 30. Both companies posted record results -- Insight...
27 Jul 2017
Mitel to Acquire ShoreTel
Ottawa-based Mitel Networks (Nasdaq: MITL) and Sunnyvale-based ShoreTel (Nasdaq: SHOR) today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement in which Mitel will...
21 Jul 2017
From Conference Hall to Earnings Call, Cloud Powers Microsoft Momentum
Last week, martinwolf President Marty Wolf and Senior Associate Matthew Putzulu attended Microsoft Inspire in Washington, D.C. -- the largest Microsoft partner event of the year...
11 Jul 2017
Cincinnati Bell to Acquire Hawaiian Telcom and OnX Enterprise Solutions
Ohio-based landline carrier Cincinnati Bell Inc. (NYSE:CBB) announced yesterday that it has entered into separate definitive merger agreements with Hawaiian Telcom Inc. (NASDAQ:HCOM)...
11 Jul 2017
Microsoft’s Unique Position in the Cloud
"If Microsoft can play its cards right, it can leverage its two distinct advantages: applications and partnerships." That was martinwolf President Marty Wolf in his...
05 Jul 2017
DXC Technology Acquires Tribridge
DXC Technology (NYSE:DXC) announced today that it has acquired Tribridge, one of the largest independent Microsoft Dynamics 365 integrators, along with Concerto Cloud Services...
28 Jun 2017
Sycamore Partners to Acquire Staples
Sycamore Partners announced today that it was acquiring office supply retailer Staples (Nasdaq:SPLS) for $10.25 per share, representing a 12 percent premium over the...
22 Jun 2017
Sycamore Partners in Talks to Buy Staples
According to Reuters, New York-based private equity firm Sycamore Partners is in advanced negotiations to acquire Staples after beating out other firms in an auction...