Acquisition Stories

Asian Stories

Acquisition stories

Directed acquires GPS2GO to expand in Southeast Asia

Thailand's manufacturing hub becomes a bigger strategic base for the Melbourne-headquartered group after it bought local telematics provider GPS2GO.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Today

Global Stories

Acquisition stories

Customer Relationship Management

Aircall buys Piper AI to boost sales workflow automation

The deal ties customer conversations to CRM updates and deal signals, aiming to cut manual admin for thousands of sales teams.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week

Enterprise Resource Planning

Betterworks acquires Rypple to boost AI manager tools

The deal gives line managers AI help with meetings, feedback and team issues, while Betterworks tests a phased integration with its software.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Exclusive: Celonis says AI fails without context in operations

AI deployments are failing at scale because most systems lack the context needed to stop agents hallucinating, Celonis says.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Vertice buys Vendr to build bigger procurement dataset

The deal will give procurement teams access to a larger pricing dataset spanning USD $75 billion in indirect spend, boosting negotiation insight.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

eLearning

CreateUpon rebrand signals LearnUpon integration push

Existing users will see no disruption as LearnUpon folds the acquired authoring platform into its workplace learning strategy and brand.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Network Infrastructure

Dragos acquires Phosphorus to widen OT security reach

Critical infrastructure operators could gain broader visibility as Dragos adds Phosphorus tools for managing exposed connected devices across OT networks.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Data Protection

Advania buys Evolv Robotics to boost Iceland automation

The deal adds 30 automation engineers and gives customers a new local unit as demand grows for AI systems that meet sovereignty rules.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

Zscaler to buy Symmetry Systems in AI security push

Businesses rushing to deploy AI agents face a fresh security gap, as Zscaler adds identity mapping and partner services to its platform.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month

Data Protection

Everpure preparing for new era of cyber resiliency

AI attacks are pushing firms to prioritise cyber resiliency, as Everpure warns downtime can exceed ransom demands by up to 75 times.

By David Shilovsky • 4 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

Coupa buys Tonkean to boost autonomous spend management

Customers could see faster procurement workflows as Coupa adds Tonkean's intake and orchestration tools to its autonomous spend push.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

Software-as-a-Service

BriefCatch appoints Yoel Lavie as Chief Operating Officer

The hire deepens BriefCatch's push into legal AI as firms demand tools that reduce citation errors and guard against hallucinations.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

Brightcove launches Prism interface after customer feedback

The redesign aims to cut friction for broadcasters and publishers, as more than 100 customers asked for a simpler interface for daily video work.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month

Software-as-a-Service

Skoyen buys Smovin to expand property software in Europe

The deal gives Smovin long-term backing as it seeks to expand beyond Belgium and reduce manual rental administration across Europe.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month

Software-as-a-Service

Publicis to acquire LiveRamp for USD $2.167bn in cash

The cash purchase will expand Publicis's data and AI ambitions, while giving LiveRamp shareholders a 29.8% premium and closing certainty.

By Mark Tarre • 6 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

NTT DATA buys WinWire to boost Microsoft AI cloud push

The purchase will add more than 1,000 Azure engineers and AI specialists as NTT Data targets larger enterprise roll-outs on Microsoft cloud tools.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

Acquisition stories

Artificial Intelligence

Portage AI buys Insurwave submission-ingestion business

The deal gives specialty insurers faster submission handling, as Portage AI expands in London and Bermuda while Insurwave refocuses on risk monitoring.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last week