Allinea Software Ltd acquired by ARM

Allinea, a leading provider of software tools for HPC, has been acquired by ARM Ltd.

Guanxi & the Importance of China in Tech M&A

In the first of this two-part series, Acuity’s Matthew Byatt examines the importance of China in European technology M&A and discusses some of the common pitfalls…

Samsung + HARMAN – A Landmark Deal in the Connected Car Space

Andy Lister, Partner at Acuity Advisors, has a view on Samsung’s $8bn acquisition of HARMAN, announced this week.

Google – Cutting Back On Fiber?

Marcus Allchurch, Partner at Acuity Advisors, is keeping a close and insightful eye on the global rollouts of gigabit connectivity networks.

The Core Issue Behind Apple’s Downturn

Five years have passed since Tim Cook became CEO of Apple and in that time it has become the world’s largest company by market value, with net income last year of US$53bn.

IoT – Driving Home For Christmas?

As this year’s well-anticipated John Lewis Christmas advert makes its way onto our screens, their Managing Director must be wondering what Christmas has in store for the retailing giant.

Sale of Where Are You Now? (“WAYN”) to lastminute.com Group

Acuity Advisors secures the cross-border sale of WAYN to lastminute.com Group

#Twitter and the Digital Media Revolution

Acuity’s Richard Baker ruminates on Twitter’s place in the digital media boom, and what this could mean for the UK’s tech scene.

Sale of Hitec (Laboratories) Limited to TA Associates investee company Mitratech Holdings Inc.

Hitec (Laboratories) Ltd, supplier of software solutions spanning Enterprise Content Management (ECM) and Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC), has been acquired by Mitratech Holdings Inc.

Re-ARMing – Matthew Byatt on the ramifications of the ARM deal

Japanese internet and telecommunications conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp took the global chip industry by surprise recently with a $32 billion deal to acquire ARM Holdings PLC, the UK-based designer of microprocessors that power more than 95% of the world’s smartphones.