Sector IQ

Novell-Managed Objects deal could signal new consolidation wave for BSM

Digital Fuel, Oblicore, ASG Software Solutions and Tideway are the top targets as IT management vendors look to buttress their business service management capabilities in the wake of Novell's acquisition of Managed Objects.

3 Dec 2008
Dennis Callaghan

Target IQ

BlueArc pulls IPO plans – where will the NAS specialist go next?

Perhaps the news that BlueArc is withdrawing its IPO plans won't come as a surprise, especially since it filed its S-1 more than a year ago. But attention now turns to where BlueArc will go from here. Hitachi Data Systems seems the likeliest exit.

25 Nov 2008
Simon Robinson

Sector IQ

Is SaaS the next fertile ground for BI acquisitions?

Hosted BI can play well in today's challenging economic climate. We take a look at the players that might want to make a SaaSy BI buy, the potential targets available to them and the reasons the sector holds appeal right now.

24 Nov 2008
Krishna Roy

Deal Analysis

Staccato and Artimi merge as they seek to survive in the shrinking ultra-wideband space

Two of the startups trying to establish ultra-wideband and wireless USB have merged, and, bolstered by a cash infusion, are seeking to remain viable in a market that has never lived up to expectations.

21 Nov 2008
Greg Quick

M&A Insight

No-go IPO

Hoping to join the parade of storage IPOs, both BlueArc and EqualLogic filed S-1s. Neither made it to the market. We look at a tale of two offerings of would-be debutants.

26 Nov 2008
Brenon Daly

M&A Insight

'Lighter' M&A at Nuance

After averaging nearly a deal every other month, Nuance Communications is taking a bit of a break as it heads into its new fiscal year. Just how slow will deal flow be at the former acquisition machine?

25 Nov 2008
Brenon Daly

M&A Insight

Caveat emptor

What a deal ends up costing a company is often far more than the price tag. In extreme cases, it can cost the acquirer its life. Just ask PC vendor MPC, which choked to death on a Gateway division.

24 Nov 2008
Brenon Daly

M&A Insight

LBOs without the 'L'

When is an LBO not an LBO? When the deal is done in all equity. We've heard recently that some buyout shops aren't even looking to borrow money as they pencil out possible deals. It's yet another sign of the deep freeze in the credit market.

20 Nov 2008
Brenon Daly