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Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) stories - Page 8

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Veeam appoints new leaders to drive data resilience push

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Veeam reshapes its top team with three senior hires to sharpen its global data resilience, security and AI-driven growth strategy.
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OVHcloud buys Seald to boost end-to-end encryption

Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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OVHcloud snaps up French encryption specialist Seald to bake end-to-end protection into its cloud services and bolster zero-knowledge security.
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Apadmi targets 20 percent FY26 growth with new hires

Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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Apadmi eyes 20% FY26 growth after posting GBP £30 million revenue, fuelled by fresh client wins and senior hires in Amsterdam and marketing.
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Komodor bolsters leadership for AI driven SRE growth

Sat, 24th Jan 2026
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Komodor hires a new CFO and elevates its people chief to steer global expansion of its AI-driven site reliability engineering platform.
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Accountants embrace AI tools as scepticism increases

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Accountants double down on everyday AI tools, as optimism stays high but scepticism, job fears and data security worries all intensify.
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Claroty raises $150m to expand cyber-physical security

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Claroty secures $150m in fresh funding to accelerate global expansion of its cyber-physical security platform for critical infrastructure.
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TitanX raises USD $27m million to expand Phone Intent AI

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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TitanX secures USD $27m Series A to scale its Phone Intent AI, promising higher connect rates for pressured outbound sales teams.
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Zepz buys Pomelo to add credit cards to remittances

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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Zepz has bought fintech Pomelo to bolt credit cards and lending onto its remittance brands, deepening its push into cross-border finance.
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Syspro maps AI-led overhaul, M&A push and new brand

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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Syspro plots AI-led overhaul, acquisitive growth and a fresh global brand as it chases cloud-first, subscription-fuelled expansion.
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Forrester tips cloud & generative AI to fuel IT boom

Tue, 20th Jan 2026
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Global IT services spending will rise 4.8% annually to 2029 as cloud infrastructure and generative AI reshape enterprise technology demand.
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Syntiant opens major AI manufacturing campus in Penang

Mon, 19th Jan 2026
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Syntiant opens its largest AI campus in Penang, doubling local footprint and lifting annual production capacity to 1.6 billion units.
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Cloudflare buys Human Native to reshape AI data deals

Sat, 17th Jan 2026
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Cloudflare acquires UK AI marketplace Human Native to give creators more control and pay for data used to train and run AI systems.
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ChatGPT drives bulk of enterprise generative AI data risk

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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Harmonic finds six genAI apps drive 92.6% of enterprise data exposure risk, with ChatGPT alone responsible for more than 70% of cases.
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Prometheus Group buys Webalo to boost frontline AI

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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Prometheus Group has bought Webalo to fuse AI asset management with frontline worker tools, promising real-time industrial data flows.
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Xero rolls out AI analytics suite for small businesses

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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Xero launches AI analytics across its platform, giving small firms dashboards, forecasts and scorecards once reserved for larger rivals.
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Siemens buys ASTER to boost PCB test design software

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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Siemens buys French PCB test software specialist ASTER to embed shift-left design-for-test tools into its Xpedition and Valor platforms.
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IP Fabric boosts Azure & Google Cloud network insight

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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IP Fabric widens network assurance across on-prem, Azure and Google Cloud to close visibility gaps and cut risk in hybrid environments.
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Aeris honoured for global IoT eSIM connectivity leadership

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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Aeris wins Frost & Sullivan global award for IoT eSIM leadership, managing 100m connections across 190 countries with 600 carrier partners.
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Cloudflare buys Human Native to reshape AI data pay

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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Cloudflare snaps up Human Native in bid to reshape how AI models pay for online content, promising new tools for pricing and discovery.
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Summa Equity buys Peoplesafe to boost worker safety

Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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Summa Equity has bought workforce safety provider Peoplesafe from ECI Partners to back its tech-enabled resilience strategy and expansion.