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Tag: mergers and acquisitions (page 6)
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Documentum's Fate Remains Unclear as Dell's Acquisition of EMC Nears
Circle Sept. 7 on your calendar. It marks the start of a new day in Information Technology. Thirty-seven-year-old EMC will cease to be a publicly traded, independent company and will officially become part of Dell.
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Episerver Acquires Peerius to Advance 'Autonomous Personalization'
Episerver claims Peerius acquisition will advance personalization at scale.
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What the Fall of Monster.com Means to Online Job Search
The pending sale of Monster.com — on the heels of a study earlier this year that suggests most jobs are filled through networking — raises serious questions about the viability of online recruiting. Job sites aren't the oasis for the unemployed and unhappily employed they once were, experts concede.
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EIM Provider Magnitude Software Acquires Simba Technologies
Austin, Texas-based Magnitude Software, an enterprise information management provider, has acquired Simba Technologies, a provider of data access and analytics connectivity.
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Oracle Acquires NetSuite for $9.3 Billion
Oracle Corporation made its second largest acquisition to date today. It acquired cloud-based software provider, partner and customer NetSuite in a transaction valued at approximately $9.3 billion, or $109 per share in cash, Redwood City, Calif.-based Oracle announced. Oracle's acquisition of NetSuite lands it a spot among the largest tech deals of all-time, where it
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Marketo Hit With 2nd Lawsuit Over Pending Sale to Vista Equity
Marketo is facing a second class action lawsuit in connection with its proposed acquisition by Vista Equity Partners — a deal the suit contends will generate more than $58 million for company co-founder, CEO, President and Board Chair Phil Fernandez.
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Marketo Shareholders Sue to Halt Sale to Vista Equity, Allege Unfair Price
A Marketo shareholder has filed a class action lawsuit in California to block the company's proposed acquisition by Vista Equity Partners. In a suit filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court, Sonila Porwal alleges Marketo’s directors breached their fiduciary duties to Marketo stockholders by seeking to sell Marketo too cheaply
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Google Buys Anvato For Hi-Spec Video Content Publishing
Every marketer's heard the message — you need more video content and you need it now. Until cloud computing, incorporating video content was difficult and expensive to do. While challenges remain, it’s getting cheaper, with more companies entering the market. The latest contender? Google.
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How Social Graph Analytics Help Accelerate Post-Merger Sales
On average, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity is a net-neutral investment. Approximately 70 percent of all mergers fail to match a market-based rate of return and the aggregate returns to buyers are basically zero.
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Cisco Acquires Cloud Security Provider for $293M
Cisco Systems paid $293 million in cash today to acquire a cloud security provider that provides visibility and analytics around user behavior and sensitive data in cloud services. San Jose, Calif.-based Cisco acquired Waltham, Mass.-based CloudLock Inc., which specializes in cloud access security broker (CASB) technology. This marks Cisco's fourth acquisition this year and
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'Microsoft Has Cash to Spend' & Other Theories on the LinkedIn Acquisition
Forget about the meaning of life. The biggest unanswered question this week centers on Microsoft's decision to shell out $26.2 billion to acquire LinkedIn. What the hell was Microsoft thinking? No Shortage of Theories Speculation abounds, from those who see the pending deal as a big waste of money to something that
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Microsoft Bids to Acquire LinkedIn for $26.2B
In its largest acquisition in the history of the company, Microsoft announced today that it will acquire business social networking site LinkedIn for $26.2 billion. The mega-deal dwarfs the Redmond, Wash. software giant's previously largest acquisition, the 2011 purchase of Skype Technologies for $8.5 billion. Including Skype and the
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A Surprise $1.79B Private Equity Investment - and the Fate of Marketo
Marketing software industry analysts said Marketo was ripe for acquisition — just not by a private equity firm. San Francisco-based Vista Equity Partners confirmed yesterday that it plans to scoop up the San Mateo, Calif.-based marketing automation provider for $1.79 billion yesterday or $35.25 per share — a 9.
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Vista Equity Partners Acquires Marketo
Just weeks after announcing its biggest technology investment to date, Marketo CEO and Chairman Phil Fernandez announced Vista Equity Partners is acquiring his company in a deal with $1.79 billion. San Francisco-based Vista is a private equity firm focused on software and technology-enabled businesses.
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