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Darktrace stockmarket flotation backer withdraws over Mike Lynch connection
Darktrace stockmarket flotation backer withdraws over Mike Lynch connection

Lynch who faces extradition to the US, owns about 40 per cent of the UK cybersecurity company valued at £4 billion

  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • 17 February 2021
US FTC opens probe into Nvidia's acquisition of Arm
US FTC opens probe into Nvidia's acquisition of Arm

Microsoft, Google and Qualcomm are said to have complained to antitrust regulators about Nvidia's proposed takeover of Arm

  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • 15 February 2021
Qualcomm to acquire server chip startup NUVIA for $1.4 billion
Qualcomm to acquire server chip startup NUVIA for $1.4 billion

The deal is expected to face regulatory challenges due to potential antitrust implications

  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • 14 January 2021
CMA to investigate Nvidia's Arm takeover
CMA to investigate Nvidia's Arm takeover

The regulator is seeking comments on the impact of the deal on competition in the UK

  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • 07 January 2021
Salesforce goes social with Slack acquisition
Salesforce goes social with Slack acquisition

The company is betting $28 billion on remote working

  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • 02 December 2020
UK government pays $500 million for stake in space startup OneWeb
UK government pays $500 million for stake in space startup OneWeb

OneWeb's emergence from bankruptcy means buyout by the UK government and Bharti Global can go ahead.

  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • 23 November 2020
AMD agrees to buy Xilinx for $35 billion
AMD agrees to buy Xilinx for $35 billion

Both firms expect the deal to close at the end of 2021

  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • 28 October 2020
Tibco's Information Builders acquisition 'most significant one and the largest in our recent history' says CEO Dan Streetman
Tibco's Information Builders acquisition 'most significant one and the largest in our recent history' says CEO Dan Streetman

The coming together of two long-established enterprise data management firms will bring broad new capabilities to bear on Tibco's core areas of focus.

  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • 23 October 2020
Chinese tech firms want regulators to curb Nvidia's Arm deal
Chinese tech firms want regulators to curb Nvidia's Arm deal

Chinese companies are worried that the deal would give Nvidia too much control over fundamental chip technology

  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • 21 October 2020
South Korean firm SK Hynix to acquire Intel's NAND memory business for $9 billion
South Korean firm SK Hynix to acquire Intel's NAND memory business for $9 billion

The two firms expect the deal to close in 2025

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  • 20 October 2020
Twilio plans to buy customer data start-up in $3.2b deal
Twilio plans to buy customer data start-up in $3.2b deal

The deal is expected to be partially based on Twilio stock

  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • 12 October 2020
IBM to split in two
IBM to split in two

Infrastructure services unit to be spun off as a separate company

  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • 08 October 2020
Arm will use 'firewalls' to prevent Nvidia from accessing customer data
Arm will use 'firewalls' to prevent Nvidia from accessing customer data

Arm says it will work to minimise data-sharing with its new American owner

  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • 08 October 2020
SAP acquiring cloud marketing firm Emarsys
SAP acquiring cloud marketing firm Emarsys

The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2020

  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • 02 October 2020
Beijing unlikely to approve ByteDance-Oracle deal over TikTok
Beijing unlikely to approve ByteDance-Oracle deal over TikTok

A successful deal would enable ByteDance to avoid a ban on its popular video sharing app in the US

  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • 22 September 2020
ByteDance seeks $60bn for TikTok as Trump gives blessing to Oracle/Walmart deal
ByteDance seeks $60bn for TikTok as Trump gives blessing to Oracle/Walmart deal

Oracle and Walmart will take a combined 20 per cent stake of a newly established company TikTok Global

  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • 21 September 2020
ByteDance not interested in selling TikTok's US operations to Microsoft or Oracle
ByteDance not interested in selling TikTok's US operations to Microsoft or Oracle

Reports pour cold water on earlier stories that Oracle had been accepted as a buyer

  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • 14 September 2020
Nvidia to buy Arm for $40 billion
Nvidia to buy Arm for $40 billion

Arm will retain its headquarters in Cambridge and receive more support from Nvidia for its R&D efforts

  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • 14 September 2020
Oracle offers $20 billion for TikTok and Microsoft joins forces with Walmart
Oracle offers $20 billion for TikTok and Microsoft joins forces with Walmart

Oracle's offer comes as TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer steps down

  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • 28 August 2020
UK's AVEVA to buy US technology group OSIsoft in $5bn deal
UK's AVEVA to buy US technology group OSIsoft in $5bn deal

SoftBank-backed industrial data processor OSIsoft to be snapped up by AVEVA in a deal expected to be completed by the end of this year

  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • 25 August 2020
Oracle shows interest in TikTok
Oracle shows interest in TikTok

Oracle's interest in buying TikTok poses a threat to Microsoft's play for the app

  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • 18 August 2020
Twitter makes play for TikTok
Twitter makes play for TikTok

Twitter is said to be only looking at TikTok’s US operations - unlike Microsoft, which wants the whole package

  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • 10 August 2020
Microsoft is pursuing plan to buy TikTok's global operations, report
Microsoft is pursuing plan to buy TikTok's global operations, report

Meanwhile, President Trump has signed an executive order to curtail US transactions with TikTok

  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • 07 August 2020
Nvidia shows interest in buying chip designer ARM
Nvidia shows interest in buying chip designer ARM

Nvidia is a licensee of ARM chips and a deal could draw opposition from other licensees

  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • 23 July 2020
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