All Mergers & Acquisitions
Digital Barriers continues acquisition drive
AIM-listed Digital Barriers has made its first acquisition of the new year through the purchase of LMW Electronics.
RedCoruna snapped up in hosting deal
Host Europe has acquired Spain-based web hosting and domain registry business RedCoruna for an undisclosed amount.
National Fostering Agency in buy-out
Graphite Capital has replaced fellow private equity firm Sovereign Capital as the main shareholder in National Fostering Agency through a management buy-out.
Sanderson offloads its RBS business
Software business Sanderson has disposed of its electronic point of sale business through a deal with Torex Retail.
Regional M&A deal for AIS and Goldshield
AIS Total Security has been bought by Goldshield Electronic Security for an undisclosed amount, representing the third acquisition in two years for the Goldshield Group.
Sonian buys email business
Cloud business Sonian has acquired Webroot's email archiving business for an undisclosed amount.
Cinven acquires IP service CPA Global
European private equity firm Cinven, which is headquartered in London, has purchased intellectual property management business CPA Global.
Velti snaps up MIG for mobile marketing
US-based Velti has invested in the UK through the acquisition of Mobile Interactive Group (MIG), a company which provides mobile marketing.
Valuation gap hits growth economies M&A
M&A deals conducted in the growth markets are failing to move from external due diligence to completion, statistics show.
Social media M&A deal for Kantar
Kantar Media, which is owned by parent company WPP, has acquired CIC, a Chinese social business intelligence agency.
Symantec buys to boost cloud service
Security software business Symantec has acquired LiveOffice, which supplies cloud-based data archiving and storage, in a deal worth £75 million.
Founders acquire Fuse8 after difficult 2011
Formerly AIM-listed digital agency Fuse8 has made a step towards restoring consumer confidence by securing the sale of the company to Mark Walton and Andy Hutchison.
Matrix Private Equity invests in Equip
Matrix Private Equity Partners has invested £4.5 million into mountaineering clothing business Equip Outdoor Technologies as part of a £20 million funding package alongside Santander.
Private company M&A in UK stalls
The value of private M&A in the UK declined by 4 per cent to £12.1 billion for the year ending July 2011, research shows.
UK and Dutch holiday websites link up
UK-based home rental website pureholidayhomes.com has been acquired by @Leisure-Group in a transaction that will see the two businesses share platforms.
Belfast start-up acquired by DeskStream
DeskStream has agreed to buy Belfast-based cloud business WorldDesk for an undisclosed amount.
7Safe purchased to boost cyber security
London-headquartered PA Consulting Group has purchased 7Safe as part of its plans to enhance its cyber security service.
Dods acquires to boost digital services
Political intelligence and training business Dods has agreed to buy the business and certain assets of the DeHavilland Political Intelligence division of Emap Limited.
Technology M&A grows in 2011
M&A in the technology sector has defied the downturn in acquisition activity seen during 2011, research from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) shows.
Capita buys Salmat Speech Solutions
The IT services business of Capita has acquired Salmat Speech Solutions' UK operations for an undisclosed amount as it follows up on a busy M&A period during 2011.
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