Brookfield finds more cash for $2.6bn Cincinnati Bell purchase
Brookfield Infrastructure has continued its Christmas spending spree with the acquisition of Cincinnati Bell for $2.6 Billion.
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EFF rouses rabble over .ORG sale
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has officially made its stance over the sale of the valuable .ORG domain registry to private equity firm Ethos Capital.
Google pushes further into hardware world with Fitbit purchase
Google has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire wearables brand Fitbit as it further explores its options in the hardware segments.
Investors scupper Sunrise expansion plans
Sunrise has cancelled an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) to secure acquisition funds to acquire UPC Switzerland after investors rejected the move.
T-Mobile and Sprint convince Colorado to cross the picket line
The coalition of lawyers fighting against the $26 billion T-Mobile US and Sprint merger has gotten a little bit weaker with Colorado dropping out of the resistance movement.
AT&T offloads Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands units to Liberty LATAM
Some might suggest this is a knee-jerk reaction to the intentions of an activist investor, though the vulture fund should not be able to claim credit for this one.
Verizon buys into alternative realities
Verizon has announced the acquisition of Jaunt XR, adding augmented and virtual reality smarts to its media division.
Azure is on a spending spree
Cloud has led the Microsoft recovery in recent years, and the Azure team is doubling down on that momentum with a third acquisition in as many months.
Orange hints it might be ready to take Romanian fixed assets off DT
Last week, reports emerged Deutsche Telekom had been given the green-light to sell its fixed network stake to Orange in Romania, and the French telco isn’t quashing the rumour.
VMWare goes on $4.8bn cloud spending spree
VMWare has doubled down on the cloud, writing two cheques totalling $4.8 billion to acquire security firm Carbon Black and software development firm Pivotal.
Macquarie bags KCOM for £627 million
Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) has officially closed the acquisition of KCOM for £627 million.
Mobileum grows assurance profile with WeDo acquisition
Mobileum has announced it will acquire risk and business management solutions provider WeDo Technologies, bringing together two of the bigger names in this niche segment.
Pai gobbles up Sprint and T-Mobile US merger
After months of headaches and sleepless nights, the tides of favour seem to be turning for Sprint and T-Mobile US as the FCC chief gives his blessing for the union.
FTC warns of break-up of big tech
The technology industry has often been a political punching bag over the last 18-24 months, and now the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is adding to the misery.
Verizon correcting the mistakes of yesteryear with Tumblr sale
There are good acquisitions and bad acquisitions, and then there was the prolonged saga with Verizon acquiring Yahoo’s media assets.
Broadcom plugs into security buzz with $10.7bn Symantec buy
Some lucky gamblers would have made a pretty penny heading into the weekend as Broadcom officially announces it will acquire security firm Symantec.
Vodafone officially walks away from New Zealand
Vodafone has completed the sale of its Kiwi business to a consortium of investors for €2.1 billion.
Apple eyeing up $1bn Intel smartphone chip purchase – sources
Reports emerged about Apple’s interest in Intel’s smartphone modem business a few weeks back, and now the rumour mill is back up-and-running as more sources suggest conversations.
Vodafone gets the green light from Europe for Liberty Global acquisition
The European Commission has given the all-clear for Vodafone’s €18.4 billion acquisition of Liberty Global’s cable operations in Germany, Hungary, Czech Republic and Romania.
Google cloud dives deeper into the data dreamland
Google’s cloud business unit has announced the acquisition of data analytics firm Looker for $2.6 billion, further expanding products available in the ever-growing world of cloud.
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