mergers and acquisitions 
96 posts and columns on mergers and acquisitions
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Liberty, Time Warner Cable CEOs Met
Liberty Media Corp. Chief Executive Greg Maffei recently met with Time Warner Cable Inc. Chief Executive Glenn Britt to discuss the benefits of mergers in the cable sector, said a person familiar with the situation, the latest sign that Liberty is interested in sparking consolidation in the industry.HP’s Fix-and-Rebuild Process Is Progressing but Not Complete, CEO Whitman Says
In an inteview, Meg Whitman says there’s still a lot to fix and rebuild.
IBM to Acquire Cloud Services Company SoftLayer
Still not buying Rackspace.
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NetSuite Acquires Order Management Company OrderMotion
NetSuite, the cloud-based enterprise resource management software company, said today that it has agreed to acquire OrderMotion, a cloud software firm based in Burlington, Mass., that specializes in order management. Financial terms were not disclosed. NetSuite said it will put OrderMotion’s expertise to work to augment its own order-management capabilities. NetSuite shares rose slightly to $89.90 a share by mid-morning Eastern time.Actian to Acquire Big-Data Startup ParAccel
Actian rolls up its third acquisition in five months.
Intel Acquires API Manager Mashery
A little more software-y at Intel.
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Cisco Acquires U.K.-Based Ubiquisys for $310 Million
Networking giant Cisco Systems said today that it will spend $310 million to acquire Ubiquisys, a maker of indoor, small-cell LTE wireless networking gear, based in the U.K. The company specializes in making femtocells, miniature wireless base stations that boost wireless coverage inside buildings where traditional cell towers sometimes struggle. In a statement, Cisco described the deal as a “doubling down” of its own existing small-cell business.Oracle Acquires Network Manager Tekelec
Oracle dives deeper into the network.
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Cisco Acquires Austria’s SolveDirect
Networking giant Cisco Systems said today that it will acquire SolveDirect, a privately held Austrian firm that provides network services management software. The company announced the deal in a corporate blog post. SolveDirect specializes in helping large companies get their networks talking to those of their partners in order to share information they need to work together more easily. Financial terms aren’t being disclosed.Dell Confirms Buyout Bids From Blackstone and Icahn, Says Each May Top Initial Offer
The buyout plot thickens.
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