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.
16 Mar 2016
2016: The Melting Pot Market
Much of the news coverage about global markets so far this year has been negative, with investors and observers warily eyeing fragile markets on every continent...
18 Feb 2016
IBM Acquires Truven Health Analytics
IBM (NYSE:IBM) announced today that it had acquired healthcare data integration and analytics firm Truven Health Analytics for $2.6 billion, doubling the size of IBM's...
17 Feb 2016
Ingram Micro Acquired by Tianjin Tianhai
IT distributor Ingram Micro (NYSE:IM) announced today that it agreed to be acquired by China's Tianjin Tianhai Investment Co. for $38.90 per share, for a total enterprise...
05 Feb 2016
Private Equity Key to Solution Provider M&A in 2015
The IT Supply Chain space in 2015 saw significant M&A activity, both in the number of deals and in deal valuations. With organic growth perpetually difficult...
04 Feb 2016
Silver Lake Invests $500 Million in Symantec
IT security software provider Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq:SYMC) announced today that private equity firm Silver Lake will make a $500 million investment in the company, with managing...
28 Jan 2016
Cognizant Acquires KBACE Technologies
IT consulting giant Cognizant Technology Solutions (Nasdaq:CTSH) announced yesterday that it acquired cloud services firm KBACE Technologies for an undisclosed amount. In the deal, Cognizant...
26 Jan 2016
Pivot Technology Solutions Proposes Share Exchange
Pivot Technology Solutions (TSX:PTG.V) announced today a proposed share exchange transaction with PTS Holdings Corporation and PTS Income Corp. The company is a portfolio...
13 Jan 2016
martinwolf’s 19th Anniversary – A Letter from Marty Wolf
Dear Clients, Partners, and Friends, Today marks the beginning of our twentieth year as an M&A advisor exclusively serving the mid-market IT industry. I'm honored that due...
06 Jan 2016
Presidio Announces Acquisition of Netech
New York-based solution provider Presidio announced today that it acquired Cisco networking VAR Netech for an undisclosed amount. While financials were not disclosed, the press...