Will Bribery Sink Ericsson’s $6bn Vonage Acquisition?
Ericsson and Vonage have given themselves another 3 months to close their deal whilst US authorities are clearly taking a close look at further revelations about Ericsson wrongdoing.
Mobileum Bought by Private Equity Firm
CEO Bobby Srinivasan has grown his company through acquisitions and given it the scale necessary to attract new private equity owners HIG Capital.
Neural Technologies Acquired by Canadian Software Conglomerate
Repeated losses led founder David Toms to sell the telecoms RAFM business he originally established in Britain in 1990.
Mobileum Buys SIGOS to Dominate Telco Assurance and Testing Market
The combined business will employ 1,800 people and serve 750 telcos around the world.
Etisalat Buys Cybersecurity Business
The Arab telco group has bought Help AG, a security consultancy founded in Germany but which established offices in the Middle East during 2004.
Private Equity Firm Offers $3.8mn to Buy Cartesian
A deal will almost certainly be done at 40¢ per share but you would need to be a fortune teller to predict what Cartesian’s new owners will do with their acquisition.
Basset Acquired for $10mn
Basset, the Swedish revenue management software firm, has been purchased by Enghouse Systems for USD10mn. You can see the press release here. Though their strengths…
WeDo Report Strong Annual Results; Seeks M&A target in SE Asia
When I was invited to WeDo’s London presentation of their 2012 results, I immediately jumped to two conclusions. First, I guessed the results would be…
WeDo buys Connectiv
WeDo, the Portuguese revenue assurance vendor, has announced the purchase of Connectiv Solutions, US providers of cost management and network efficiency tools; see the press…
TEOCO Enters RAN Optimization Market Via New Acquisition
TEOCO, the assurance and analytics business headquartered in Virgina, USA, has announced the acquisition of Schema Ltd, a company specializing in Radio Access Network (RAN)…