NTT continues global expansion, bags Netmagic
Posted by Ben Kolada on January 25, 2012
Contact: Ben Kolada NTT Communications has made another move in the Indian datacenter services market, this time taking a 74% stake in Netmagic Solutions. Netmagic provides managed hosting, colocation and infrastructure management services, among others, from seven datacenters throughout India. This is the latest in a growing line of transactions NTT has inked that have [...]
The ‘state of the union’ for tech unions
Posted by Brenon Daly on January 19, 2012
Contact: Brenon Daly To get a sense of what we might see in tech M&A in 2012, we looked back on the previous year to highlight some of the trends and marquee transactions that we expect to continue to shape the market. In our annual ‘state of the union’ report, we noted that both the [...]
IGT rolls dice on Facebook gaming, but hedges bet
Posted by briansatterfield on January 13, 2012
Contact: Brian Satterfield In yet another sign of the power of social networking, casino gaming systems maker IGT agreed on Thursday to purchase Facebook casino videogame startup Double Down Interactive for a potential consideration of up to $500m. The Double Down deal highlights the growing importance of social networking websites to traditional gaming companies, as [...]
Social software M&A on the uptick in 2011
Posted by briansatterfield on January 11, 2012
Contact: Brian Satterfield As more businesses leverage social networking websites for marketing and customer support purposes, many big-name buyers are finding social media software vendors to be increasingly attractive targets. The number of deals in the sector rose more than 150% in 2011 from 2010, while spending during that same period soared more than five-fold [...]
PE firms play small ball
Posted by Brenon Daly on January 4, 2012
Contact: Brenon Daly After years of writing multibillion-dollar checks in some of the largest tech transactions, private equity (PE) shops dramatically scaled back their purchases in 2011. The single biggest deal last year (The Blackstone Group’s $3bn take-private of healthcare technology vendor Emdeon) only ranked 15th among the largest transactions in 2011. It was the [...]
A continuing M&A recovery in 2011
Posted by Brenon Daly on January 3, 2012
Contact: Brenon Daly The choppiness that was felt in the overall M&A market in 2011 also came through in the totals for the year. While the number of transactions hit a five-year high, spending on tech deals in 2011 didn’t necessarily keep pace. The total value of transactions announced last year around the globe rose [...]
And the Golden Tombstone goes to …
Posted by Brenon Daly on December 23, 2011
Contact: Brenon Daly It’s time to once again hand out our annual award for Tech Deal of the Year, as voted by corporate development executives in our recent survey. For the second straight year, the voting came down to a tight race between two transactions. For 2011, Google’s planned purchase of Motorola Mobility just edged [...]
AT&T’s loss is Verizon’s gain
Posted by Ben Kolada on December 21, 2011
Contact: Ben Kolada In the land of multibillion-dollar telco mergers, sometimes the piecemeal approach is more effective than a one-and-done deal. AT&T attempted to leap over the competition with its proposed $39bn acquisition of T-Mobile USA; however, the world’s largest telecom company fell flat on its face. In failing to secure the T-Mobile takeover, AT&T [...]
Survey says: Tech M&A is likely to pick up in 2012
Posted by Brenon Daly on December 19, 2011
Contact: Brenon Daly After a summer of discontent, the environment for tech M&A in the coming year once again appears welcoming, according to 451 Research’s annual survey of corporate development executives. More than half of the company dealmakers we surveyed indicated they expected to be busier in the coming year than they had been in [...]
Lam’s novel move
Posted by Tejas Venkatesh on December 15, 2011
Contact: Thejeswi Venkatesh, Brenon Daly At a time when chipmakers are lowering their outlook, citing the economic downturn and the flooding in Thailand, semiconductor equipment maker Lam Research on Wednesday announced its plan to acquire Novellus Systems for $3.3bn in equity. The deal comes a little over a month after Novellus’ primary competitor and industry [...]
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