Mergers and Acquisitions

AHEAD, the enterprise cloud consultancy & MSP, has new majority private equity ownership but familiar backers in Berkshire Partners & Centerbridge Partners.

NTT Data acquires Apisero, a technology consulting firm focused on Salesforce MuleSoft clientele. Overall NTT business evolutions continues.

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna continues to target tuck-in IT consulting acquisitions rather than large, expensive SaaS and cloud software business buyouts.

Wesco International acquires global systems integrator, MSP & VAR Rahi Systems for $217. The M&A deal's valuation: 7.5x annual EBITDA.

Waterdog managed IT services span cybersecurity, IT help desk support, voice over IP, cloud backup and disaster recovery.

Technology consulting firm gains AV, lighting, security and IT systems expertise.

Citrix Systems & Tibco Software merger set for September 30. Merger, backed by private equity firms, will include 1,000 employee layoffs.

Digital consultancy Perficient buys Inflection Point Systems, a software consulting firm & custom application developer for Salesforce, cloud & mobile solutions.