A roundup of this week’s mergers and acquisitions in B2B…
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Ascendum Solutions, a leading provider of information technology solutions and services, announced that it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Sourcebits Inc., a digital innovation and customer experience company. Financial terms of the transaction are not being disclosed.
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Capgemini, a global leader in consulting, technology and outsourcing services, announced the acquisition of Idean, a fast-growing digital strategy and experience design consultancy. Idean will reinforce the group’s user-centered and digital-first experience design and strategy services, particularly in North America, and extend its network of digital studios; helping to meet growing customer demand for the group’s end to end digital services.
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Verizon announced that it has purchased Skyward, a private company based in Portland, Oregon. Skyward brings drone operations management to the Verizon IoT portfolio, simplifying drone operations and management for organizations of any size. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
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Atos, a global leader in digital services, expands its expertise in Big Data services with the acquisition of zData, a leader in Big Data consulting and solutions for both commercial and enterprise corporations. Atos has signed a share purchase agreement with zData, bringing a unique team of software engineers and data scientists to support its customers’ digital transformation journey within all sectors.
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