Mergers and Acquisitions
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
Nvidia shows interest in buying chip designer ARM
Nvidia is a licensee of ARM chips and a deal could draw opposition from other licensees
SoftBank mulls sale of Arm, hires Goldman Sachs to explore options
The Japanese conglomerate needs more cash to support firms in its $100 billion Vision Fund
SUSE to acquire Kubernetes firm Rancher Labs
Acquisition will support SUSE's ambitions in application management
Microsoft acquires industrial IoT security startup CyberX
CyberX specialises in AI-based techniques to identify potential risks to industrial control systems from cyber actors
Facebook-Giphy deal being probed by UK competition watchdog
The CMA is concerned about possible 'substantial lessening of competition' due to the acquisition
Telefonica and Liberty Global in talks over UK telecomms merger
O2 / Virgin Media combination would be serious competition for BT and Sky
Computing's publisher Incisive Media acquires reviews site
Trusted Reviews complements Incisive Media’s existing technology brands Computing and Computer Reseller News (CRN)
Verizon to acquire Zoom rival BlueJeans for 'less than $500m'
BlueJeans doesn't offer a free video-conferencing service like Zoom and Skype
Xerox ends its hostile takeover bid for HP amid coronavirus uncertainty
Merging the two companies would have brought long-term benefits for both, it insists
HP tells shareholders: Takeover by Xerox amid coronavirus crisis could be disastrous
This is not the perfect time to discuss a deal with Xerox, HP argues
Microsoft to acquire JavaScript package vendor npm and integrate its technology with Github
Node.js package manager npm will continue to be supported as part of GitHub, says CEO Nat Friedman
HP rejects Xerox's $35 billion hostile takeover bid
The takeover would disproportionately benefit Xerox shareholders, HP believes, and leave behind a company overburdened with debt
HP announces three-year financial value creation plan to stave off Xerox takeover bid
The company plans to return approximately $16 billion to shareholders over the next three years
HP adopts shareholder rights 'poison pill' to prevent Xerox takeover
The plan will expire in one year
Dell sells RSA to Symphony Technology Group for over $2 billion
The company says it has been working to simplify its business and product portfolio for the past three years
Xerox increases offer for HP to $36.5bn
HP's largest stockholders want better returns for their investment, Xerox argues
New York Stock Exchange owner reportedly makes an offer to acquire eBay
Intercontinental Exchange reported offer could value eBay at as much as $30bn - but will offload the classifieds business
Takeaway acquires Just Eat for $7.8 billion
The deal is under review by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority
Xerox moves to overthrow HP's board by nominating 11 new directors
Xerox's latest move in the battle to acquire HP - or to engineer an HP takeover of Xerox
Insurer Coalition buys BinaryEdge security search engine to scan policyholders
BinaryEdge acquisition comes as insurers start hiking rates in response to spike in ransomware attacks
VMware to acquire AI-based network analytics firm Nyansa
VMware wants to add Nyansa's AI and machine learning capabilities to its security and network portfolio
Private equity firm Insight Partners to acquire Veeam for $5 billion
Veeam deal is expected to be closed in March 2020 and will take the company's HQ from Switzerland to the US
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