The martinwolf team tracks noteworthy mergers and acquisitions, and offers commentary on issues that impact our industry. Here is an archive of past Spotlight issues:
Softchoice Acquired by Birch Hill Equity Partners {04.22.13}
CompuCom: A Blueprint for VARs? {04.11.13}
CompuCom Systems Acquired by Thomas H. Lee Partners {04.08.13}
Brighter Outlook for Indian IT Services Industry {03.08.13}
Office Depot and Office Max Face Challenges in Merger {02.23.13}
Global IT Outlook Improves for 2013 {02.15.13}
Dell Launches One of Largest Tech LBOs Ever {02.11.13}
Oracle to Acquire Acme Packet {02.05.13}
Taxing Issue Faces U.S. Companies {01.26.13}
martinwolf 4Q12 VDI Released {01.24.13}
martinwolf Partners with Leading Investment Bank in China {01.14.13}
martinwolf Annual Letter {01.19.13}
Surface Tension {01.04.13}
2012
The Reports of HP's Death are Greatly Exaggerated {12.10.12}
A New Microsoft has Surfaced {11.26.12}
Rolta Acquires AdvizeX {11.10.12}
RPG Group to Acquire Stake in Firstsource Solutions Ltd. {10.30.12}
3Q12 VDI, focusing on Cloud Computing, Released {10.16.12}
Profits Up, Enterprise Values Down for Indian IT Companies {10.11.12}
Facebook: A "Massive, Complex Turnaround" {09.12.12)
IBM to Acquire Kenexa {08.27.12}
hiSoft Technology International to Acquire VanceInfo Technologies {08.13.12}
Facebook: A Reminder that Future Value to a Buyer is What Counts {08.09.12}
MW IT Index (India Edition) Released {08.08.12}
Bain to purchase stake in Genpact {08.03.12}
New Capital Gains Taxes Would Affect Sellers {07.11.12}
mindSHIFT Technologies, Inc. to acquire White Glove Technologies, LLC {06.20.12}
MW IT Index (China Edition) Released {0.6.15.12}
Why Facebook's Market Value Is Tanking {06.07.12}
Perficient Acquires Nascent Systems {06.04.12}
CGI Group to Acquire Logica PLC {05.31.12)
SAP to Acquire Ariba {05.23.12}
UNICOM Systems to Acquire GTSI Corp {05.07.12}
Avnet to Acquire Ascendant Technology {03.26.12}
On Assignment to Acquire Apex Systems {03.22.12}
Cornerstone OnDemand to Acquire Sonar 6 {03.09.12}
Top 10 SaaS Companies (03.06.12}
Presidio acquires BlueWater Communications Group {03.01.12}
Five Ways to Destroy a Company's Value {02.22.12}
Perficient to Acquire PointBridge {02.11.12}
Oracle Acquires Taleo {02.10.12}
Ceridian to Acquire Dayforce {02.08.12}
CIBER to sell Federal Division to CRGT {01.23.12}
Insight to Acquire Inmac Gbmh {01.12.12}
2011
IBM to Acquire DemandTec for $440M {12.08.11}
Tribridge Acquires ePartners {12.07.11}
SuccessFactors, Inc. (NYSE: SFSF) to acquire Jobs2Web, Inc. {12.06.11}
SAP America, Inc. to Acquire SuccessFactors, Inc. {12.05.11}
Ebix Inc. (NasdaqGS: EBIX) Acquires HealthConnect Systems, Inc {11.17.11}
Best Buy to Acquire mindSHIFT Technologies for $167 million {11.7.11}
Presidio, Inc. Acquires INX, Inc. {11.1.11}
HP to Keep PC Business: Whitman Empowers Management to Lead {10.26.11}
Workday Raises $85 million from Institutional Investors {10.26.11}
Oracle to Acquire RightNow Technologies {10.24.11}
TA Associates, Inc acquires CoSentry.net, LLC {10.18.11}
KPMG LLP Acquires Optimum Solutions Group, LLC {10.18.11}
ADP Acquires The Right Thing {10.12.11}
Fast Company: America's Supply Problem {10.08.11}
Insight Direct to acquire Ensynch {09.20.11}
Automatic Data Processing, Inc Acquires Asparity Decision Solutions {09.15.11}
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. acquires CoreLogic Global Services Private Limited {08.19.11}
Hewlett-Packard Company to Spin off its PC Business {08.18.11}
Windstream to acquire PAETEC {08.01.11}
Citi Venture Capital International to acquire Ness Technologies {06.13.11}
OnX Enterprise Solutions to acquire Agilysys Europe Technology Solutions Limited, Agilysys Canada Inc., and Agilysys Technology Solutions Group LLC {06.01.11}
Microsoft Corp. to acquire Skype Global S.à.r.l. {05.10.11}
Shared Technologies, Inc acquires Cross Telecom {05.02.11}
Genpact Ltd acquires Headstrong, Inc. {04.06.11}
SOURCECORP and HOV Services Agree to Merge {03.14.11}
iGATE Corporation Acquires Patni Computer Systems Limited {01.11.11}
2010
Zensar Technologies Limited Acquires PSI Holding Group {12.02.10}
Stefanini IT Solutions acquires TechTeam Global {11.10.10}
PWC Acquires Diamond Management & Technology {08.26.10}
NTT Acquires Dimension Data {07.19.10}
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