Semiconductors Caught in Crosshairs of China – US Trade War
In recent years, US President, Donald Trump, has voiced concerns to the WTO over China’s alleged violations of US intellectual property rights.
Entries by Holly Baker
GetWellNetwork expand patient engagement offerings with HealthLoop acquisition
Over the last few years, the patient engagement solutions market has grown significantly, and companies in the industry have started to consolidate through mergers and acquisitions.
Mediafly Acquires Alinean to Combine Consulting Services with Sales Enablement Tools
Mediafly, an enterprise software company that delivers mobile-enablement solutions, has acquired Alinean, a martech company that develops tools to help B2B marketing teams quantify the value of their products and services.
Apple Continue to Build Augmented Reality Expertise With Spektral Deal
In a bid to build their expertise in Augmented Reality (AR), Apple have acquired Spektral, a Danish start-up that produces software for cutting out figures from backgrounds in photos and video.
M&A Activity Changes Gear as Autonomous Vehicles Get Ever Closer
Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) look as though they will be roaming our roads quite soon. Tier 1 companies and private equity firms, with large stakes invested already in this sector, have only success in sight.
Telecoms Market Review
Acuity releases our inaugural M&A Market Review of the Telecoms sector.
Acuity advises Chargifi on its investment from Accelerated Digital Ventures (ADV), HPE and firstminute capital
UK based Internet Services and Infrastructure company, Chargifi, receives investment from Accelerated Digital Ventures (ADV), HPE and firstminute capital.
Database Vendor MariaDB Challenge Oracle with Clustrix Purchase
In a deal of undisclosed size, MariaDB corporation has acquired distributed database pioneers Clustrix.
Intel Spur System-on-a-Chip Development With Netspeed Takeover
In a move designed to help develop its tools for chip designs, semiconductor giant Intel has acquired NetSpeed Systems – a California-based provider of system-on-chip (SoC) design tools and interconnect fabric intellectual property (IP).
Apple set Sights on the Future of Virtual Reality with Akonia Acquisition
In a bid to expand their focus on augmented reality, Apple have acquired Akonia—a startup focused on making lenses for AR glasses. The deal is thought to have been signed in the first half of 2018, and was revealed publicly by Reuters on Thursday.