Finance and M&A
Microsoft acquires cloud firm Cycle Computing
Vendor looking to poach clients from AWS and Google, says analyst
Global VAR witnesses 24 per cent lift in UK
Public cloud usage drives rapid growth for firm as global revenues hit $1.7bn
How will UC market consolidation affect the channel?
Several vendors are predicting a wave of mass consolidation to hit the UC and telephony market, Josh Budd looks at how it will affect the channel
Cloudreach acquires US-based platform Cloudamize
AWS and Azure partner Cloudreach promised rapid growth after being acquired by Blackstone in February
'Everyone thinks we got a good deal' - VAR lauds its bargain acquisition
Acquisition creates £160m reseller as rivals look on in envy
Exertis bolsters Samsung bond with latest UK acquisition
Distributor buys 60-man mobile phone and tablet refurbishment outfit for undisclosed sum
Comms VAR promises further acquisitions after London purchase
£25m VAR takes first steps into London
Private equity firm acquires Civica Group
Public sector software giant snapped up for just over £1bn
UK cybersecurity vendor Darktrace raises $75m to double valuation
Series D round takes Darktrace's total raised to $180m
'Once-neglected' IT services firm Getronics sold for €220m
AURELIUS claims workspace management specialist Getronics enjoyed substantial growth during its five years in charge, as it offloads it to US-Brazilian entrepreneur
Logicalis makes cloud integrator play with latest acquisition
NubeliU specialises in cloud computing projects based on OpenStack
GCI thwarts rival suitors to land highly profitable Blue Chip
Acquisitive Microsoft partner says addition of Blue Chip will enable it to add 'fifth pillar' of full IT support to its repertoire
Cloud migration specialist Inframon sells up
US-based Ensono, which acquired Attenda last September, steps into buy Reading-based Azure specialist
Redcentric pressures ease as revenue tops £100m
MSP hits revised targets following accounting scandal
Dixons Carphone says UK spending holding up as pre-tax profits break £500m
CEO Sebastian James strikes bullish tone in retailer's preliminary results
CA's shares spike 17 per cent on BMC buyout talk
Enterprise software giants are exploring possibility of a deal that would see CA taken off stock market, according to Bloomberg report
Company85 snapped up by Australian comms firm Telstra
Deal will see Telstra use the UK as a base to expand further into Europe
Mirus IT grabs 2r Systems for managed print push
Acquisition propels MSP's turnover to nearly £10m and headcount to above 100
Claranet targets further acquisitions after completing triple swoop
London-based MSP has snapped at firms in UK, France and Portugal - with more set to follow after refinancing and securing investment
'Breakthrough quarter' for HP sees print and PCs grow simultaneously in seven-year first
Lenovo also posts PC revenue growth
Former Ford IT director revs up plans for £50m MSP
Streamwire buys £17m-revenue reseller EACS
RedstoneConnect swoops for AV specialist Anders+Kern
Acquisition set to grow RedstoneConnects smart buildings offering
Econocom builds on UK presence by grabbing stake in LEGO Education partner JTRS
Belgian VAR has bought a trio of firms, including a 40 per cent stake in Cheshire-based LEGO Education, Apple and Google specialist JTRS
Cisco Gold partner Block acquires Innov8 as CEO Pickering departs
Block co-founder Marc Chang becomes new CEO
