mergers and acquistions
South Korean proptech startup Zigbang acquires Samsung SDS’ smart home IoT business
Zigbang, a South Korean proptech startup that provides real estate transactions service, announced on Thursday that it will acquire Samsung SDS’ home internet of things (IoT) unit to make a foray i
Headspace Health acquires AI-powered mental health and wellness company Sayana
Headspace Health has acquired Sayana, an AI-powered mental health and wellness company, the company announced on Wednesday. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Headspace Health says the acquisit
How founder and CTO Dries Buytaert sold Acquia for $1B
Acquia announced yesterday that Vista Equity Partners was going to buy a majority stake in the company worth a $1 billion. That would seem to be reason enough to sell the company. That’s a good
Salesforce closes $15.7B Tableau deal
In an amazingly quick turnaround for a deal of this scope, Salesforce announced today that it has closed the $15.7 billion Tableau deal announced in June. The deal is by far the biggest acquisition in
Assessing IBM’s $34 billion Red Hat acquisition
As you look at the $34 billion IBM-Red Hat deal announced yesterday, if you follow the enterprise closely, it seems like a good move, at least on its face. It could be years before we understand the t
Cisco buys July Systems to bring digital experience to the real world
Customer experience management is about getting to know your customer’s preferences in an online context, but pulling that information into the real world often proves a major challenge for orga
Google to acquire cloud migration startup Velostrata
Google announced today it was going to acquire Israeli cloud migration startup, Velostrata. The companies did not share the purchase price. Velostrata helps companies migrate from on-premises datacent
Verizon acquires autonomous threat detection startup Niddel
Verizon (which owns this publication) announced today that it has acquired Niddel, a startup that bills itself as an autonomous threat detection service. The acquisition price was not disclosed. Nidde
Rackspace acquires TriCore, adds enterprise applications to cloud management mix
Rackspace announced today it was purchasing TriCore, giving it an enterprise applications management play to go along with its cloud management services. The announcement comes just one day after the
Freshdesk acquires data integration startup Pipemonk
Freshdesk announced today that it has acquired Banglaore-based startup Pipemonk for an undisclosed amount. Pipemonk helps companies move data between cloud platforms, which should come in handy for Fr
Google will acquire Apigee for $625 million
Google announced today that it intends to purchase Apigee, an API management platform that went public last year, for $625 million or $17.40 a share. The company, which helps customers build digital
Microsoft Goes For Another Israeli Security Firm Buying Secure Islands
Israel is a small country with a thriving security startup industry, and Microsoft appears to be have a taste for them. Today it announced an agreement to buy Secure Islands, its third Israeli securi
Pivotal IPO Could Make Dell-EMC Deal Even More Complicated
Even while the Dell-EMC deal seemingly moves forward, there is still plenty of maneuvering going on at EMC. A couple of weeks ago VMware announced it was creating a new company called Virtustrea
Ektron President Fesses Up To Selling The Company To Accel-KKR
After denying to TechCrunch that Ektron had been sold, company president Tim McKinnon admitted in a later phone conversation that a sale had in fact happened, after a document confirming the deal bega