ACCC gives green light to Salesforce's acquisition of Slack
21 May, 2021The ACCC has said it will not oppose the proposed acquisition of Slack by Salesforce.
Aussie execs to lead A/NZ operation of global consulting firm
11 May, 2021Global strategy consulting firm Altman Solon has acquired Australian consulting firm Venture Consulting; all Venture Consulting employees will join Altman Solon.
Salesforce to buy Slack for $37.6bn
03 December, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingSalesforce has arranged a multibillion-dollar deal to acquire collaboration service Slack in a bid to better take on Microsoft.
IPD Group acquires Control Logic
02 October, 2020IPD Group has announced that is has acquired Control Logic, a company that specialises in the sales and support of industrial, electrical and automation products, services and solutions.
ASG buys Group 10 Consulting
19 March, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe IT service management company has enhanced its ICT consultancy capabilities with the purchase of Canberra-based Group 10 Consulting.
Hitachi merges Vantara and Consulting subsidiaries
20 January, 2020Hitachi's Vantara and Consulting subsidiaries have joined forces to create a "digital infrastructure and solutions powerhouse", according to Hitachi.
Greenbox to expand to NZ after acquring Recytech
23 September, 2019Australian IT asset management company Greenbox is set to expand into the NZ market after acquiring Auckland-based IT asset disposal company Recytech.
Broadcom to acquire Symantec, McAfee to take on NanoSec
14 August, 2019Broadcom and McAfee announced their intent to purchase, or purchase of Symantec and NanoSec respectively, last week, with Symantec going for $10.7 billion.
Infratil, Brookfield cleared to buy Vodafone NZ
15 July, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingNew Zealand's Commerce Commission and Overseas Investment Office has approved the acquisition of Vodafone NZ by Infratil and Brookfield Asset Management.
FIRB approves proposed $161m NetComm buyout
15 April, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralia's Foreign Investment Review Board has issued a notice of no objection to the proposed $161m takeover of NetComm Wireless by US-based Casa Systems.
Atlassian buys US-based AgileCraft for $234m
19 March, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAtlassian will acquire US-based agile planning software company AgileCraft and incorporate it into the company's business transformation portfolio.
70% of AI projects in digital commerce paid off
12 October, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingA survey of companies in 10 markets including Australia found that 70% of projects to implement AI in digital commerce have been very or extremely successful.
Melbourne IT rebranded as Arq Group
26 April, 2018The company is aiming to unify its services under one banner.
Hitachi unifies operations for the IoT era
04 October, 2017 by Jonathan NallyHitachi Vantara will pool the operations of Hitachi Data Systems, Hitachi Insight Group and Pentaho to take on the US$440 billion IoT market.
Integrating business: the key to successful mergers and acquisitions
29 September, 2017 by Michael Evans, Managing Director APJ, Dell BoomiA staggering volume of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have taken place over the last two years.
