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 Apr 2019
CD&R to Acquire Majority Stake in Sirius Computer Solutions
IT solutions integrator Sirius Computer Solutions announced Friday an agreement with private investment firm Clayton, Dublier & Rice (CD&R) to acquire a majority interest in...
20 Mar 2019
Mainline Information Systems Acquires RTP Technology
Leading solution provider Mainline Information Systems announced today that it was acquiring RTP Technology, a technology solutions provider headquartered in New Jersey. Financial information for...
11 Feb 2019
Staples to Acquire DEX Imaging
Leading office supply and solutions provider Staples announced today that it acquired Tampa-based office technology provider DEX Imaging. Transaction details were not disclosed, but DEX is reported to have annual revenues of approximately $250 million...
11 Jan 2019
CDW to Acquire Scalar Decisions Inc.
Leading global IT solution provider CDW announced today it had an agreement to acquire Scalar Decisions, a major Canadian solution provider. Details of the transaction were not disclosed, but according to the press release Scalar's LTM revenue totalled C$250 million--compared with CDW's...
23 Dec 2018
martinwolf Annual Letter
Happy Holidays, and wishing you a wonderful New Year as we look ahead to 2019. But first, a few quick notes on 2018. This has certainly been an eventful year—both in a macro sense and for us here at the firm. As in past years, I’d like to take this brief opportunity to reflect on some of the biggest...
11 Dec 2018
ConvergeONE Announces Planned Acquisition of Venture Technologies
IT and Managed Services provider ConvergeOne (Nasdaq:CVON) announced today its planned acquisition of Venture Technologies, a solution provider headquartered in Ridgeland, MS, also known...
12 Nov 2018
SAP to Acquire Qualtrics
ERP giant SAP announced yesterday that it was acquiring research and survey SaaS provider Qualtrics for $8 billion. The deal comes just days before Qualtrics' planned IPO, at an indicated price of $18 - $21 per share (suggesting a market cap of $4.5 billion excluding shares available to)....
06 Nov 2018
CVC to Acquire ConvergeOne
ConvergeOne (Nasdaq:CVON), a leading global IT and managed services provider, announced today that it had entered into an agreement to be acquired by leading private equity firm CVC Capital Partners. The transaction is valued...
29 Oct 2018
IBM Acquires Red Hat
In a surprise development yesterday, IBM (NYSE:IBM) and Red Hat (NYSE:RHT) announced that the two companies had reached a definitive agreement for IBM to acquire Red Hat for $190.00 per share in cash...