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Ingram Micro deal with Chinese conglomorate proves there is no such thing as being too big for acquisition

Just when I thought the Dell/EMC deal was the most significant acquisition I'd seen for a while, Ingram Micro goes and shocks us all by being bought by Chinese giant HNA Group.  Of course the nu...

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