Enterprise M&A

Deals/Contracts/Partnerships

EIIR Provider Solutions/Capabalities

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  Bertrandt strengthens its expertise in the mega trends of the automotive and aviation sectors with the acquisition of the Philotech Group with presence in Germany, France and Spain.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2021

EIIR Buyer GIC/R&D Best Practices/Solutions

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  Infineon acquired NoBug to strengthen expertise in IoT. NoBug is an engineering company providing verification and design services for all the digital functionalities of semiconductor products with approximately 120 engineers in Romania and Belgium.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2022

• 2

  Viasat offers more jobs in UK for buying Inmarsat for $7.3 bn. It will increase R&D spending in the UK by 30 percent and create a UK R&D Centre of Excellence for core satellite, network and cybersecurity operational capabilities.

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 3

  Collins Aerospace advances connected aviation with FlightAware

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2021

• 4

  Alstom expands digital mobility signalling and communications expertise with acquisition of B&C Transit

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

• 5

  Qualcomm acquires Nuvia for $1.4 billion and accelerating successful partnerships with OS providers for next-generation computing devices. All technology providers in mobile, devices, auto are happy with this acquisition.

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

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  SAS acquires UK-Serbian startup Boemska, bringing low-code app development to its product suite.

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

• 7

  Hyundai to Take Over Robot Dog-Maker Boston Dynamics Valued at $1.1 Billion.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

Other News

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  Chinese firm Duofu Group's aviation unit has acquired Italian helicopter firm Fama on Tuesday, while revealing a 5 billion yuan-investment plan to build a complete aviation industrial chain covering research and development to production to sales and operation.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2022

• 2

  Chinese Carmaker Geely Acquires Smartphone Brand Meizu.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2022

• 3

  Continental Acquires American Belting Manufacturer WCCO Belting to Strengthen its Agricultural Business

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2022

• 4

  Safran acquires Orolia and plans to become the world leader in resilient PNT

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2022

• 5

  Amazon to buy primary health care provider One Medical for $3.9 billion.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2022

• 6

  Schaeffler enters into an agreement to acquire Ewellix Group, a leading global manufacturer and supplier of linear motion solutions.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2022

• 7

  Aramco agrees to acquire Valvoline?s Global Products Business for $2.65 billion. VGP is a leading worldwide independent producer and distributor of premium branded automotive, commercial and industrial lubricants, and automotive chemicals.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2022

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  Telit intends to acquire Thales's cellular IoT products. This includes Thales?s portfolio of cellular wireless communication modules, gateways, and data (modem) cards, ranging from 4G LTE, LPWAN to 5G.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2022

• 9

  Amazon to acquire iRobot for $1.7 Billion

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2022

• 10

  Azenta Lifesciences to acquire B Medical Systems for ?460 million. Enhances Azenta's Leadership Position in medical Cold Chain Solutions and End-to-End Sample Management.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2022

• 11

  KK Wind Solutions to acquire Vestas? converter & controls business and associated manufacturing sites located in Denmark, India and China. The transaction will enable KKWS to extend its global footprint and become the world?s leading converter manufacturer for Wind.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2022

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  Adobe to acquire Figma, a collaborative design platform for $20 Billion. The company is expected to generate $400 M ARR by end of 2022.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2022

• 13

  Safran enters into exclusive negotiations with Thales to acquire its aeronautical electrical systems activities.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2022

• 14

  AMD Expands Data Center Solutions Capabilities with Acquisition of Pensando for $1.9 Billion

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2022

• 15

  ASSA ABLOY acquires Malkowski-Martech in Poland

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2022

• 16

  ASSA ABLOY announces agreement to acquire Vigil Health Solutions in Canada

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2022

• 17

  athenahealth, Healthcare Technology Leader, to be Acquired by Hellman & Friedman and Bain Capital for $17 Billion

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2022

• 18

  Avast to Acquire Evernym

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2022

• 19

  Chevron finalizes acquisition of NEXBASE brand, business from Neste Corporation

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2022

• 20

  Trimble to Divest Four Businesses to The Jordan Company.

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2022

• 21

  Wabtec to Acquire Trimble?s Beena Vision Business to Extend Digital Rail Inspection Portfolio

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2022

• 22

  Bridon-Bekaert Ropes Group announces acquisition of VisionTek Engineering

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2022

• 23

  Elon Musk buying Twitter for $44 Billion.

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2022

• 24

  Thales Defense & Security, Inc. (TDSI) and Leonardo DRS have reached an agreement to transfer full ownership of Joint Venture Advanced Acoustic Concepts (AAC) to TDSI.AAC serves the US Navy as a US industry contractor, providing innovative systems and solutions across the Navy?s Undersea Warfare domain.

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2022

• 25

  Varroc sells its four wheeler lighting biz to Plastic Omnium for Euro 600 million.

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2022

• 26

  Anthology Completes Merger with Blackboard, Launches Next Chapter in EdTech

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2022

• 27

  BMW Group and Mercedes-Benz Mobility intend to sell their car-sharing joint venture SHARE NOW to Stellantis

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2022

• 28

  Amdocs to acquire MYCOM OSI, a UK-headquartered company providing SaaS-based cloud network and service assurance solutions to communications service providers globally.

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2022

• 29

  Broadcom will buy cloud service provider VMware in a $61 billion deal. Following the closing of the transaction, the Broadcom Software Group will rebrand and operate as VMware, incorporating Broadcom?s existing infrastructure and security software solutions as part of an expanded VMware portfolio.

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2022

• 30

  Wabtec Acquires Collins Aerospace?s ARINC Rail Solutions Business to Extend Rail Optimization Portfolio

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2022

• 31

  Holcim has entered an agreement to acquire PRB Group, one of France’s biggest independent manufacturers of specialty building solutions with 2022 (est.) net sales of €340 million. PRB Group offers a broad range of high-performance building solutions, from coatings and insulations to adhesives and flooring systems with advanced energy-efficiency and renovation solutions. With its leadership in sustainability and eco-design, PRB Group is a leading partner to support France’s new regulation (RE2020) advancing energy-efficiency in buildings.

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

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  Medical Manufacturing Technologies (MMT) a global provider of medical device manufacturing solutions, has expanded its catheter manufacturing and automation technologies with the acquisition of R&D Engineering (R&D) with operations in Brooklyn Park from Biomerics.

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 33

  Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion. The deal will play a key role in the development of metaverse platforms.

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 34

  Vitec has acquired Audix, an American audio brand that is focused on premium, professional vocal and instrument microphones, designed for studio, commercial and live applications. The Audix team and facility in Oregon will become Vitec Imaging Solutions’ Audio R&D Centre of Excellence,

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 35

  Blackstone, to acquire AIG’s interests in a U.S. affordable housing portfolio. All AIG employees who supported the affordable housing portfolio full-time have been offered the option to join the Blackstone-affiliated portfolio company overseeing these assets.

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

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  Cummins will acquire Jacobs Vehicle Systems (JVS), a subsidiary of Altra Industrial Motion Corp., and a supplier of engine braking, cylinder deactivation, start and stop and thermal management technologies. The agreement brings the addition of new technologies to provide growth opportunities for Cummins’ current and future advanced diesel engine platforms.

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 37

  Intel buys Tower Semiconductor for $5.4 billion to expand its foundry business on specialty products like radio frequency (RF) chips, CMOS image sensors, and power management parts.

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 38

  Schaeffler Group acquires Melior Motion GmbH and strengthens robotics business

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 39

  Stellantis Plans to Take Majority Share in Joint Venture with GAC in China

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 40

  TotalEnergies to Acquire SunPower’s Commercial & Industrial Solar Business in United States.

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 41

  Valeo strengthens its leadership in the very fast-growing electrification market. Agreement signed for Valeo to hold 100% of Valeo Siemens eAutomotive

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 42

  Airbus, Safran have signed a MoU for the acquisition of Aubert & Duval which has capabilities in special materials, superalloys, as well as in titanium. Two Trends here: Vertical Integration and Securing Metal Supply

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

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  Aker Solutions to Acquire Norwegian Engineering Company Unitech Power Systems

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 44

  Aker Solutions to Provide Subsea Production System for Mero 4 Project in Brazil

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 45

  Alcoa Sells Former Rockdale Industrial Site for $240 Million

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 46

  Allison Transmission Invests in Autotech Ventures, Obtaining Unique Access to Global Mobility Startups

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 47

  Allstate Completes Sale of Life and Annuity Businesses

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 48

  Announcement of Commencement of Tender Offer for Shares in Nissei Corporation

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 49

  Cummins will acquire Meritor for $3.7 Billion. In 2021 Meritor did $3.8 Billion in sales. This is another tier 1 auto consolidation.

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 50

  Toyota Boshoku and Aisin has begun to consider the transfer of commercial rights* for automotive seat frame mechanism parts

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 51

  ADM Completes Acquisition of Deerland Probiotics & Enzymes

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 52

  ADM Completes Acquisition of Sojaprotein, Strengthening Plant Based-Protein Capabilities

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 53

  ADM Continues Growth in High-Value Flavor Segment with Acquisition of Flavor Infusion International

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 54

  Amer Sports develops its brand portfolio ? divests Suunto to Liesheng

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 55

  Aptean Expands in Austria with Acquisition of JET ERP

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 56

  Aptean Expands UK Presence and Offerings through Acquisition of Systems Integration (Trading) Limited

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 57

  ASE Technology Holding Announces the Proposed Sale and Disposal of Equity Interests in its Subsidiaries, GAPT Holding Limited and ASE (Kun Shan) Inc., to Wise Road Capital

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 58

  Bruker Acquires Prolab Instruments to Augment Multiomics Solutions

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

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  Cargotec and Konecranes provide an update on planned merger: Remedy requirements are more complex than expected, dialogue with relevant competition authorities continues

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 60

  Chegg to Enter Rapidly Expanding Digital Language Learning Market with Acquisition of Busuu

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 61

  Hitachi to acquire Bombardier Transportation?s contribution to the V300 ZEFIRO very high-speed train from Alstom

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 62

  LG Energy Solution has acquired a 100 percent stake in NEC Energy Solutions, an energy storage system (ESS) system integration (SI) company, from its parent company, NEC Corp. in Japan.

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 63

  LinkedIn to acquire Israeli marketing analytics company Oribi for $80 million.

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 64

  NetApp is expanding its CloudOps portfolio by acquiring Fylamynt for its CloudOps automation technology.

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 65

  Textron to purchase Pipistrel, a global leader in electrically powered aircraft, based in Slovenia and Italy.

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 66

  Tricentis acquires SaaS test automation platform Testim for $200 million. The Israeli company introduced its AI-based testing in 2014 to accelerate application delivery by shortening the time it takes to author tests and automatically improving tests, troubleshooting tests, and handling test diagnostics.

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

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  BorgWarner to Acquire Santroll?s Light Vehicle eMotor Business

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

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  Chevron Announces Agreement to Acquire Renewable Energy Group.

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 69

  Moog Inc. Announces Acquisition of Dublin?s Team Accessories Limited

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 70

  NCR announced the acquisition of fintech intellectual property for Open Banking from Spoke Technologies. The acquisition accelerates NCR?s move into open and international digital banking ? adding data integration capabilities supporting personalization and customer-led experiences that are applicable across Financial Services and supporting the convergence of Finance and Retail for its key clients.

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 71

  HP to acquire Poly for $3.3 Billion. The acquisition further strengthens HP's positioning in hybrid work solutions.

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 72

  Intel to Acquire Granulate. Granulate?s autonomous optimization software helps drive greater performance and ROI in the cloud and data center.

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 73

  Tata's Tejas acquires a majority stake in semiconductor firm Saankhya Lab. Tata's telecom product and semiconductor strategy is taking shape with acquisitions. First Teja's and now Saankhya Lab.

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

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  ZF Acquires Stake in StradVision to Expand its Automated Driving Perception Software Portfolio

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

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  US company Viasat to acquire Britain’s Inmarsat in $7.3 billion deal

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2021

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  BAE Systems has agreed to acquire Bohemia Interactive Simulations, a developer of advanced military simulation and training software.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2021

• 77

  Ola has acquired geo-analytics technology platform GeoSpoc as it looks to enhance geospatial services and capabilities.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2021

• 78

  Qualcomm and SSW Partners acquiring Veoneer for $4.5 Billion. SSW Partners will sell the Arriver business to Qualcomm and retain Veoneer’s Tier-1 supplier businesses. Qualcomm will incorporate Arriver’s Computer Vision, Drive Policy and Driver Assistance assets into its Snapdragon Ride ADAS solution.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2021

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  Reliance acquires REC Solar for $771 million. REC  has three manufacturing facilities – two in Norway for making solar grade polysilicon and one in Singapore making PV cells and modules.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2021

• 80

  Semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest has entered into an agreement to acquire US based R&D Altanova.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2021

• 81

  ACCIONA Energía enters electric vehicle charging business with purchase of Cargacoches

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2021

• 82

  Allergan Aesthetics Enters Into Option to Acquire Cypris Medical

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2021

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  Electrolux to acquire French service provider La Compagnie du SAV (CSAV)

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2021

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  Ericsson to acquire Vonage for $6.2 B. Vonage (2200 employees, $1.25 B revenue in 2020) started as a VoIP player transitioned to Unified Communication As-a-Service (UCaaS) cloud provider. The future of telecom is software & cloud.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2021

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  Japanese tractor major Kubota eyes majority shareholding in Escorts

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2021

• 86

  ACS Technologies, the world’s leading provider of church ministry software and service solutions, announces PocketPlatform, the custom mobile app platform, as the latest ministry tool to join the ACS Technologies family of solutions.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2021

• 87

  ADTRAN and ADVA announce combination to create global, scaled end-to-end fiber networking solutions leader with combined revenue of $1.2 Billion.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2021

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  Affle announces completion of Jampp acquisition, a leading global programmatic mobile marketing company.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2021

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  Collins Aerospace acquires Dutch Thermoplastic Components to deliver lighter, cost-efficient and sustainable aircraft structures

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2021

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  Shell to acquire energy retailer, Powershop Australia

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2021

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  Thales acquires Moog navigation aids business

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2021

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  Cybersecurity unicorn Aqua Security is purchasing fellow Israeli company Argon.It has developed a software supply chain security platform

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2021

• 93

  Alcon to Acquire Ivantis, Inc. and its Hydrus Microstent for Surgical Glaucoma, Strengthening Global Ophthalmology Portfolio

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2021

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  Allianz completes acquisition of Aviva’s operations in Poland and Lithuania

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2021

• 95

  Chinese gaming giant Tencent is acquiring Turtle Rock Studios, California-based cooperative multiplayer game makers Left 4 Dead and Back 4 Blood. Tencent has invested in over 100 gaming companies this year, nearly a third outside of China.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2021

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  Curia to Acquire US-Based LakePharma, Expanding End-to-End R&D Capabilities and Scale for Biologics

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2021

• 97

  Entegris and CMC Materials have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Entegris will acquire CMC Materials in a cash and stock transaction with an enterprise value of approximately USD 6.5 billion.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2021

• 98

  Oracle buys Cerner in $28B mega deal to make a big move into healthcare EHR.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2021

• 99

  Signify Acquiring Fluence from OSRAM for $272 Million to strengthen Agriculture lighting growth platform

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2021

• 100

  Faurecia buys a majority stake in HELLA for the enterprise value of $7.9 Billion. Hella had $5.5 Billion in sales in 2020. Faurecia and Hella will have combined sales of $23 Billion and will be the seventh-largest automotive supplier in the world.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  Hitachi Rail to acquire Thales GTS in a $2 Billion deal. Consolidation in Railway signaling market continues.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  Marvell Technology buys Innovium Inc. for $1.1B as it delves deeper into cloud ethernet switches. Now Marvell can deliver a complete Ethernet switch portfolio across cloud-scale data centers, enterprise networks, and 5G.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  Qualcomm Bids $4.6 Billion for Veoneer in Battle With Magna

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  Rakuten acquires 5G OpenRAN specialist Altiostar at $1B+ valuation. Chronology: Partnershio, Investment and then Acquistion.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  Tata Group is acquiring majority stake in Tejas Networks. Will we see rise of a global telecom product company from India with backings from Tatas?

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  Abu Dhabi-based micromobility company Fenix has acquired Palm, a shared e-scooter company in Turkey, for $5 million

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  American cybersecurity company Rapid7 is acquiring Israeli cybersecurity company IntSights for close to $400 million.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  Baxter to acquire US Medtech provider for smart beds and surgical instruments Hillrom for $12.4B

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  French oil giant TotalEnergies will acquire BlueSG’s EV charging network. Bluecharge is currently Singapore’s largest EV recharging network, with 1,500 recharging points representing around 85% of the island’s recharging points.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  German networking developer Adva is to merge with Adtran in the US for end-to-end fibre networking technology in communications, enterprise and government applications. The €759m merger combines Munich-based Adva’s metro wavelength division multiplexing, data centre interconnect, business Ethernet and network synchronization technologies with Adtran’s fibre access, fibre extension and subscriber software.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  HDFC Life to acquire Exide Life Insurance for Rs 6,687 crore

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  Vertiv to Acquire the E&I Engineering Group

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  BAE Systems acquires In-Space Missions

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

• 114

  Shell signs agreement to sell Permian interest for $9.5 billion to ConocoPhillips

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

• 115

  Sony Pictures Networks and Zee to Merge, Creating Indian Broadcast Giant.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  thyssenkrupp sells AST stainless steel mill to Italian group Arvedi

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  Reliance Retail buys controlling stake in Just Dial

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  Alstom enhances its expertise in hydrogen with the acquisition of Helion Hydrogen Power

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

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  Alstom extends its expertise in braking systems with the acquisition of Flertex

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

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  German machinery maker Reifenhäuser Group has acquired a majority stake in air cooling ring specialist Kdesign GmbH.

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

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  Airbus Helicopters strengthens its MRO capabilities with the acquisition of ZF Luftfahrttechnik

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

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  Amazon is buying MGM Studios for $8.45 billion

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

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  AT&T's WarnerMedia, Discovery to merge in $130-bn blockbuster deal.

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

• 124

  Gojek and Tokopedia have agreed to merge to create the largest tech group in the country called GoTo Group with estimated valuation of $18 Billion.

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

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  Mobile Drive, the new 50/50 joint venture announced by Stellantis and Foxconn. The JV will be a tier-1 at arms length, focus on infotainment, telematics and cloud service platform development

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

• 126

  Prolec GE to acquire SPX’s Transformer Solutions business

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

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  Alstom expands its maintenance expertise with the acquisition of Dutch services company Shunter

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

• 128

  BAE Systems acquires Pulse Power and Measurement Limited; an independent developer of high-end electronics.

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

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  BMW Group and Daimler Mobility intend to sell PARK NOW to EasyPark Group

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

• 130

  Bombardier Closes Sale of its Transportation business to Alstom.

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

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  BorgWarner Agrees to Acquire AKASOL AG, Seeking to Expand Electrification Portfolio

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

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  Danfoss to acquire Eaton Hydraulic business for $3.3 billion. This business had sales of $2.2 billion in 2019 and employs 11000 people. Conglomerates will continue to restructure.

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

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  Deutsche Telekom and Cellnex agree to combine tower business in the Netherlands and become anchor investors in the newly established Digital Infrastructure Vehicle

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

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  Dropbox to acquire DocSend for $165 Million.

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

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  Eaton is acquiring Power Distribution, a leading supplier of mission critical power distribution, static switching, and power monitoring equipment and services for data centers and industrial and commercial customers.

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

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  Embraer announces 19 new orders of Ipanema agricultural aircraft.

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

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  ExxonMobil to sell U.K. upstream central and northern North Sea assets

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

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  Genesys, to acquire Bold360. It is a live chat engagement and AI tool currently owned by SaaS company LogMeIn.

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

• 139

  Goodyear acquires Findlay-based Cooper in $2.5 billion deal

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

• 140

  NCR Acquires Terafina to Expand its Digital First Banking Platform

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

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  NCR Confirms Offer to Acquire Cardtronics. Cardtronics’ debit network is highly complementary to NCR’s payments platform and will enable the combined company to seamlessly connect retail and bank customers while capitalizing on the banking industry’s transition toward infrastructure outsourcing.

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

• 142

  Northvolt has acquired US lithium-metal battery start-up Cuberg. M&A in battery industry for geographical expansion.

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

• 143

  Okta is acquiring Auth0 for $6.5 billion. A consolidation in Identity Access Management (IAM) space. IAM software is $12 Billion market and growing at double digit. Okta is $800 Million Revenue and Auth0 is $200 Million Revenue.

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

• 144

  Palo Alto Networks pays over $200M for Israeli DevOps security startup Bridgecrew

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

• 145

  Philips to drop its home appliances unit in healthcare pursuit. That business brought in €2.3 billion in 2019 sales. Overall, Philips saw sales of €19.5 billion across all of 2019, for 4.5% comparable growth.

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

• 146

  Salesforce acquires Acumen Solutions and augments its professional services expertise across across public sector, manufacturing, financial services. Some of these industries have more scope for CRM penetration.

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

• 147

  SAP Acquires No-Code Development Pioneer AppGyver

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

• 148

  SAP buys Signavio, a business process automation startup. The price is rumored as $1.2 billion.

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

• 149

  ServiceNow to acquire Intellibot.

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

• 150

  Shell agrees to buy ubitricity, a leading provider of on-street charging for electric vehicles (EVs)

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

• 151

  Siemens to acquire C&S Electric in India to meet growing electrification needs. Acquisition to address rising demand for low-voltage power distribution in India. Transaction strengthens local market presence, enable creation of export hub.

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

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  Toshiba Carrier Corporation consolidates its position in Europe and establishes a new manufacturing subsidiary in Gniezno, Poland. Toshiba Corporation and Carrier Corporation agreed on a joint venture on the heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) market which will invest approximately 3.0 billion Japanese yen in this subsidiary to enhance its business foundation and presence in Europe. The new manufacturing subsidiary is scheduled to start its operation before the end of 2020.

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

• 153

  Uber to Buy Alcohol Delivery Startup Drizly for $1.1 Billion

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

• 154

  Wabtec to acquire Nordco, a leading North American provider of highly-engineered equipment, parts and services to the railroad maintenance-of-way, railcar moving and rail flaw detection sectors.

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

• 155

  Workday is acquiring employee feedback platform Peakon for $700 million in cash.

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

• 156

  Adobe to buy Workfront for $1.5 billion to add collaboration tools to its portfolio.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

• 157

  Alibaba Group to buy 10% stake in Duty Free Retailer Dufry Group. Opportunity for ecommerce giants to spend in struggling retailers.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

• 158

  AMD will buy Xilinx for $35 Billion in data center push.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

• 159

  Arçelik and Hitachi Global Life Solutions Announce their Intention to Form a Joint Venture in the Global Home Appliances Business (excluding Japan)

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

• 160

  Bayer sells a facility at its Wuppertal site in Germany to WuXi Biologics. Wuxi plans to produce ingredients for COVID vaccine in this facility.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

• 161

  Caterpillar to acquire Weir Oil & Gas for $405 million. It produces a full line of pumps, flow iron, consumable parts, wellhead and pressure control products. It has more than 40 manufacturing and services locations and approximately 2,000 employees.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

• 162

  Cisco to Acquire IMImobile to Embed Omnichannel Engagement Into Customer Experience as a Service

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

• 163

  Cisco is buying Slido to improve engagement in Webex.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

• 164

  Cisco to acquire Banzai Cloud a cloud native firm based out of Hungary.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

• 165

  Command Alkon to Acquire Trimble’s Construction Logistics Business.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

• 166

  Daikin, Japanese AC manufacturer, buys air handling unit business of Citizen Industries in India for Rs 100-125 crore.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

• 167

  Electronic Arts (EA) to acquire Codemasters for $1.2 billion. Codemasters is UK based one of world’s oldest gaming studio.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

• 168

  EPC firm Jacobs acquire PA Consulting from The Carlyle Group in a £1.8 billion deal.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

• 169

  Facebook buys customer service software maker Kustomer for $1 Billion.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

• 170

  Honeywell to buy Sparta Systems for $1.3 billion. Industrial firms will double down on life sciences segment.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

• 171

  Huawei reportedly sells its Honor phone division for $15 billion. Buyer is a consortium which includes Shenzen Government.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

• 172

  Intel Corporation acquires SigOpt and boosts its simulation and AI capabilities.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

• 173

  Intel Corporation Agrees to Sell Storage Unit to SK hynix for $9 Billion. Now top three players in NAND will be Korean controlling 70% of the market.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

• 174

  Juniper Networks acquires 128 Technology for $450 Million as it builds its AI portfolio.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

• 175

  Marvell Semiconductor acquires Inphi Corporation for $10 billion and augments its capability in cloud segment.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

• 176

  Mega consolidation in financial research. S&P Global to acquire IHS Markit in a deal worth $44 billion.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

• 177

  Morgan Stanley to Buy Eaton Vance for $7 Billion.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

• 178

  NEC Corporation acquires Avaloq for CHF 2.05 Billion.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

• 179

  OTE agrees to sell Telekom Romania (Fixed) to Orange Romaniafor €497m valuation.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

• 180

  Philips buys US remote cardiac care firm BioTelemetry for $2.8 billion

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

• 181

  PNC is buying US business of Spain’s BBVA for $11.6 billion.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

• 182

  Rolls-Royce group signs agreement to sell its civil nuclear instrumentation & control business to Framatome. In 2019, this business had 550 employees and reported revenues of EUR 94 million.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

• 183

  Salesforce buys Slack in a $27.7 Billion mega deal.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

• 184

  ServiceNow to buy Element AI in AI push.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

• 185

  Telekom Romania (TKR) is sold to Orange Romania for €497m valuation. TKR operates a nationwide fixed network serving approximately 930,000 broadband customers and 1.2m TV subscribers. In 2019, TKR generated €622m revenues.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

• 186

  Textron to sell TRU Simulation + Training non-U.S. businesses to CAE a global high-technology leader in training for civil aviation, defense and security, and healthcare, for a cash consideration of US$40 million.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

• 187

  Twilio to acquire cloud customer data startup Segment for $3.2 Billion.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

• 188

  Veeam Software acquires Kubernetes firm Kasten for $150 million.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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