Zoom Upgrades Security with Keybase Deal
As lockdown leaves many offices empty across the country, colleagues can no longer slip into a meeting room for a private chat, but must place their trust in video conferencing to preserve confidentiality.
credit: adobe stock CybrainAccenture Snares Gekko on Increased Cloud Appetite
Prolific acquirer Accenture is not slowing down on concerns over coronavirus, and instead making moves on the French cloud market with the acquisition of Gekko.
credit: adobe stock EtiAmmosWill CLBILS work better at supporting UK businesses than CBILS has?
Today the UK Government launches the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (“CLBILS”), following on from the earlier CBILS rescue loan program for smaller businesses (i.e. where annual turnover is under £45m).
credit: adobe stock TTstudioEmergency Debt Deals Caught in Lending Bottleneck
To help keep ailing businesses afloat, the government is offering a swift injection of liquidity.
credit: adobe stock JeromeCronenbergerPandemic Panic Creates Dealmaking Opportunity
Fears of coronavirus have sent a shudder through financial markets, dampening enthusiasm for dealmaking and leading to a 31% drop in the volume of acquisitions involving British companies, according to Refinitiv data.
credit: adobe stock Feydzhet ShabanovSemiconductor Market Weighs Impact of COVID-19
As the coronavirus pandemic pushes the global economy into unchartered territory, the semiconductor market is sizing up the impact of a potential downturn.
credit: adobe stock TenebrosoSilicon Labs buys Redpine Signals as Wi-Fi 6 Gathers Steam
As the era of the Internet of Things (IoT) rapidly approaches, connectivity is becoming the biggest driver of semiconductor growth, and Wi-Fi 6 looks set to take the lion’s share.
Acuity advises Titan IC on their sale to Mellanox
Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ: MLNX), announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Titan IC.
credit: adobe stock MurrstockHR Software Market Becomes Hotbed of M&A
Over the past twenty years, HR software has been reshaped by cloud, data analytics, and mobile apps.
credit: adobe stock greenbutterflyMorgan Stanley Buys E*Trade as Banks Look to Fintechs
In the biggest deal by a US bank since the financial crisis, Morgan Stanley is acquiring discount stock broker E*Trade. The $13 billion deal will give the Wall Street bank a platform for serving everyday investors.
