Nuance consolidates with Transcend acquisition
Posted by Ben Kolada on March 7, 2012
Contact: Ben Kolada, Thejeswi Venkatesh Following a record dealmaking year for the speech recognition software vendor, Nuance Communications today announced the $313m acquisition of medical-focused rival Transcend Services. The deal is Nuance’s largest purchase since its last significant medical acquisition in April 2008, when it paid $363m for eScription. Nuance had earlier acquired Transcend competitor [...]
For Vocus, a costly step into a new market
Posted by Brenon Daly on March 1, 2012
Contact: Brenon Daly Even though Vocus got pummeled on Wall Street Wednesday after it announced the largest acquisition in the company’s history, the rationale for the purchase of iContact is fairly sound. (As it announced its Q4 results, Vocus also said it would basically be cleaning out its treasury to cover the iContact purchase. The deal [...]
Tangoe finds a European dance partner
Posted by Brenon Daly on February 23, 2012
Contact: Brenon Daly Looking to increase its international business, Tangoe recently reached across the Atlantic for UK-based ttMobiles. The geographic expansion effort is a key initiative for Tangoe, which opened its European headquarters in Amsterdam less than a year ago. The company currently gets virtually all of its revenue from US-based customers, although a representative for [...]
Few targets left in FEO, but are there any buyers?
Posted by Ben Kolada on February 17, 2012
Contact: Ben Kolada In the past year, networking vendors have acquired many of the independent front-end optimization (FEO) startups, further narrowing the field in this already niche sector. In fact, there are only a few notable independents left. But is this really a race to consolidate the market, or are acquirers simply adding these capabilities [...]
More of the same at SuccessFactors under SAP
Posted by Brenon Daly on February 16, 2012
Contact: Brenon Daly With the official closing today of SAP’s $3.6bn acquisition of SuccessFactors, it’ll be business as usual for the human capital management (HCM) vendor – starting at the top. Certainly the new ownership hasn’t throttled CEO Lars Dalgaard in the least. During his Wednesday luncheon keynote at the Pacific Crest Securities Emerging Technology Summit, [...]
SaaS, SaaS and more SaaS
Posted by Ben Kolada on February 9, 2012
Contact: Ben Kolada Oracle today announced the $2bn acquisition of Taleo, and SAP is getting closer to completing its $3.6bn purchase of SuccessFactors. Both announcements come less than a month after Oracle closed its $1.5bn RightNow Technologies buy. These transactions are the largest we’ve seen in the SaaS sector. However, we doubt they represent the [...]
Selling to Facebook
Posted by Ben Kolada on February 7, 2012
Contact: Ben Kolada Rather than buy into Facebook after it debuts on the open market, many companies may consider selling to the social networking giant after its IPO. Facebook is already rich with cash, and is about to become much richer. Meanwhile, its M&A strategy has so far focused on acquiring smaller startups for their [...]
j2 Global buys into CRM, nabs Landslide Technologies
Posted by Ben Kolada on February 6, 2012
Contact: Ben Kolada J2 Global continues to diversify its business through M&A, this time with the acquisition of Landslide Technologies. The company’s latest deal, its second in as many weeks, is j2′s first CRM purchase – a stark contrast from its recent M&A plays, which have focused primarily on propping up its managed messaging business [...]
Sizing the SaaS M&A market
Posted by Ben Kolada on January 31, 2012
Contact: Ben Kolada Traditional IT service providers, accustomed to an on-premises model of delivering products and services, have been rapidly buying into the SaaS sector to fulfill enterprises’ demand for SaaS offerings. The result has been a rapid increase in both the volume and value of SaaS deals announced. The most notable are Oracle’s RightNow [...]
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 [...]
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