Month: June 2016
20 Jun 2016
Dell Sells Software Unit to Elliott Management and Francisco Partners
Hedge fund Elliott Management and private equity firm Francisco Partners together announced today that they were purchasing the Dell Software Group, a collection of software...
14 Jun 2016
Microsoft Acquires LinkedIn
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) announced yesterday that it was buying professional networking site LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD) in its largest ever acquisition. Microsoft is offering $196 per...
13 Jun 2016
Symantec Acquires Blue Coat Systems
Symantec (NASDAQ: SYMC) announced yesterday that it has agreed to acquire enterprise security leader Blue Coat, Inc. in a transaction expected to close during Q3...
08 Jun 2016
Carousel Industries to acquire Atrion, Inc.
Carousel Industries announced today that it will acquire IT solution provider Atrion Inc., creating a combined company that will deliver $525M of sales each year...
01 Jun 2016
Salesforce Acquires Demandware
Salesforce.com, Inc. (NYSE:CRM) announced today that it has agreed to acquire Demandware, Inc. (NYSE: DWRE), a digital commerce company, at $75 per share (a 56%...
01 Jun 2016
Vista Equity Partners Takes Marketo Private
Vista Equity Partners, a software and IT focused private equity firm, announced yesterday that it will acquire all shares of the marketing automation company Marketo...