Mergers & acquisitions

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  • Too early to judge iiNet’s acquisition of Internode
    iiNet’s acquisition of Internode has caused a great deal of contention among Australian consumers, with many seeing the deal as the end of Internode's strong customer service record. But it’s too early to determine the true effect on Internode’s service and the ISP marketplace.
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  • Alcatel-Lucent sells Genesys to private equity firm
    Telecommunications company Alcatel-Lucent has sold Genesys, a subsidiary that provides contact centre software and services, to a company owned by the Permira Funds and Technology Crossover Ventures, for a cash sum of US$1.5 billion.
  • Seagate completes Samsung HDD business takeover
    Storage vendor Seagate Technology has completed its acquisition of Samsung Electronics’ hard disk drive (HDD) business, which was first announced in April 2011.
  • Eftel acquires telco wholesaler Platform Networks
    Eftel will acquire wholesale telecommunications service provider Platform Networks under a new agreement announced today.
  • Motorola purchase allows Google to challenge Apple
    Google’s move to buy mobile manufacturer, Motorola, will put Google in good stead to challenge Apple more directly, according to analyst firm Ovum.
  • Interactive Intelligence absorbs reseller CallTime Solutions
    Unified communications vendor Interactive Intelligence has acquired CallTime Solutions, an Australian reseller of the vendor’s software.
  • Eftel completes ClubTelco acquisition
    Australian telecommunications provider Eftel has successfully completed its purchase of ClubTelco, with the combined companies turning over more than $1 million a week from their 120,000 active accounts.
  • NVIDIA to acquire baseband processor developer Icera
    Under a new agreement announced today, GPU and chipset manufacturer NVIDIA will acquire Icera, a basedband processor developer, for a cash sum of US$367 million.
  • Vocus completes Perth iX data centre acquisition
    Telco connectivity wholesaler Vocus Communications has acquired data centre business Perth iX. This follows Vocus’s recent acquisition of 59 km of dark fibre in Sydney and Melbourne.
  • CSC to acquire Australian e-health vendor iSOFT
    Global IT services company CSC will acquire Australian e-health solution provider iSOFT in order to strengthen its existing products and its healthcare integration and services portfolio.
  • Seismic shift in voice logging industry
    The small but influential voice logging industry is undergoing change. Australian customers will still have options.
  • Tyco Electronics to become TE Connectivity
    Tyco Electronics has announced plans to change its name to TE Connectivity, in order to better reflect its product range.
  • NetApp to acquire Engenio from LSI
    Under a new agreement, storage vendor NetApp will acquire external storage systems business Engenio from LSI for a total of US$480 million.
  • Spirent to acquire the Fanfare Group
    Spirent has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately held The Fanfare Group for a cash consideration of $15 million.
  • Intel wraps up McAfee with plans to secure connected devices
    The acquisition of McAfee by Intel is complete with plans to tackle security in a completely different way.
  • Tata Communications acquires BitGravity
    BitGravity has been acquired by Tata Communications and becomes a Tata Communications operating business subsidiary.
  • It's official,Tyco has swallowed telco company ADC Krone
    Tyco Electronics has completed the acquisition of ADC Telecommunications, which means manufacturer ADC Krone on the Central Coast of NSW in Australia will be now known as Tyco Electronics.
  • CommScope enters Into merger agreement with the Carlyle Group
    CommScope, provider of infrastructure solutions for communication networks, has entered into a merger agreement with the Carlyle Group in a transaction valued at $3.9 billion.
  • CPS Technology Group acquires Accent
    CPS Technology Group, a  provider of integrated contact centre, unified messaging and hosted cloud and on premise-based solutionst has acquired Accent Business Technology (Accent), a provider of business technology solutions specialising in unified communications, mobility solutions, corporate IT solutions, integrated communication solutions and managed services.
  • NSN acquires Motorola's wireless assets
    NSN has announced plans to acquire Motorola’s GSM, CDMA, WCDMA, LTE, and WiMAX wireless assets for $1.2 billion. NSN will acquire several R&D centres as part of the deal, and approximately 7500 Motorola employees are expected to be transferred to NSN. The companies expect to complete the acquisition by the end of 2010, subject to customary closing conditions including regulatory approval.
  • HP completes 3Com acquisition
    HP today announced it has completed its acquisition of 3Com Corporation at a price of $7.90 per share in cash or an enterprise value of approximately $2.7 billion.
  • HP to acquire 3Com for US$2.7 billion
    HP's long line of acquisitions has resulted in the addition of 3Com, which industry pundits say will create a networking industry powerhouse with an edge-to-data centre set of solutions with global reach. The acquisition includes H3C, the jointly owned company of Huawei and 3Com and TippingPoint, the network security company.
  • A marriage of a telco supplier and a green services company
    Telecommunications and investment company m2m Corporation Limited and unlisted public company Carbon Planet Limited will work together.
  • Vodafone and 3's merger passes ACCC muster
    Vodafone and Hutchison today welcomed the decision of the ACCC to approve the merger of the Vodafone Australia and Hutchison 3G businesses.
  • Oracle still on acquisition trail snapping up Sun
    Oracles snaps up Sun Microsystems and gains hardware as well as software.
  • HP grabs EDS
    Hewlett-Packard has taken over Electronic Data Systems for US$13.9 billion — which analysts say belies the true stake.
  • Ovum comments on Avaya takeover
    Avaya Inc. has agreed to be acquired by private equity companies TPG Capital Group and Silver Lake Partners in a deal worth US$8.2 billion to shareholders. The private equity partners will pay US$17.50 a share for Avaya stock, which had closed at US$13.67 on the last day of trading before a bid approach was signalled. The deal is expected to be completed in 3rd quarter 2007.
  • Avaya to merge with Silver Lake and TPG Capital
    Avaya Inc has entered into a definitive merger agreement with investment firm Silver Lake and private investment partnership TPG Capital for approximately US$8.2 billion.
  • Australian wireless business telco re-branded
    Australian wireless business teleco Access Providers has rebranded and relaunched itself and its fully-owned subsidiaries, Saise Telecom and Activ Australia, under the name Clever Communications Australia.
  • Microsoft–Yahoo! merger threatens Google
    In a move that sent shockwaves through the IT community late last week, software giant Microsoft launched a bid to acquire search engine Yahoo! for the sum of US$44.6 billion.
  • Verizon completes Cybertrust acquisition
    Verizon Business has completed its acquisition of Cybertrust.
  • Telecom NZ acquires PowerTel
    Telecom New Zealand has acquired Australian business telecommunications company, PowerTel, following three months of negotiations.
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