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.
21 Jun 2017
BMC Software in Talks to Buy CA Technologies
According to Bloomberg, BMC Software Inc. is in talks to acquire enterprise software company CA Technologies (NASDAQ:CA) in a leveraged buyout that would take...
16 Jun 2017
FAANG Stocks are Anything but a Bubble
"While its future stock performance is unknown, FANG's substantive growth is undeniable." That was martinwolf President Marty Wolf in his latest article for Business Insider...
16 Jun 2017
Amazon to Acquire Whole Foods Market
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ:WFM) announced today that both parties have entered into a definitive merger agreement, in which Amazon will...
06 Jun 2017
SYNNEX to Acquire Datatec’s Westcon-Comstor North America and Latin America Businesses
SYNNEX Corporation (NYSE: SNX) and Datatec Ltd (JSE: DTC) announced today both parties have entered into a definitive agreement in which SYNNEX will acquire a...
01 Jun 2017
Extreme Networks to Acquire Avaya
Following its original offer on March 7, Extreme Networks (Nasdaq: EXTR) announced yesterday that it has won the bid to acquire Avaya Inc.'s fabric-based secure...
30 May 2017
NetSuite on the Rise
Having met with key NetSuite partners from around the globe, martinwolf Managing Director Seth Collins and Associate Ryan Reuter from the New York office share...
26 May 2017
Presidio in the Public Eye: Will Others Dare to Follow?
"If Presidio demonstrates a new capability to achieve success, and is rewarded through valuation appreciation, the channel might see a shift in the tides."...
02 May 2017
Cisco to Acquire Viptela
Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO) announced yesterday its intent to acquire Viptela Inc., a San Jose-based startup developing software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) technology, which enables...
28 Apr 2017
Thales to Acquire Guavus
French tech supplier Thales S.A. (EPA:HO) announced today that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire San Mateo-based Guavus, a developer of real-time...