M&A and Investments News
Ciena to acquire Nubis Communications in $270m deal to boost data centre play
23rd Sep 2025
2 minutes
Ciena has agreed to acquire Nubis Communications in a move designed to expand its data centre portfolio and strengthen its position in addressing rapidly growing AI workloads.
Vectra sells infrastructure unit to Polish Open Fiber
10th Jun 2025
2 minutes
Polish telecoms provider Vectra Group has agreed to sell its Elsat subsidiary to Polish Open Fiber (PŚO) as part of a strategy to focus on retail services while divesting wholesale infrastructure assets.
AMD snaps up Untether AI team as energy-efficient chip startup folds
10th Jun 2025
2 minutes
Canadian AI semiconductor startup Untether AI is set to close its doors, with its staff joining up with AMD.
SES's Intelsat acquisition nears EU approval to counter Starlink: report
5th Jun 2025
2 minutes
SES’s $3.1 billion Intelsat acquisition is set to take another step closer as EU officials are reportedly backing the deal in a bid to create a European rival to Elon Musk's Starlink.
A legal perspective on the great data centre expansion
3rd Jun 2025
4 minutes
Kemal Hawa at international law firm Kirkland & Ellis gives his take on the transforming market
French State confirms reduced-scope acquisition offer for Atos' HPC arm
2nd Jun 2025
2 minutes
The French government has submitted a confirmatory offer to acquire Atos’ Advanced Computing business, following a period of exclusive negotiations that began late last year.
VodafoneThree merger marks historic shift in UK mobile – but challenges ‘start now’
2nd Jun 2025
4 minutes
Vodafone and CK Hutchison have officially completed the merger of Vodafone UK and Three UK, forming a new mobile giant named VodafoneThree.
OpenAI acquires Jony Ive's startup io for $6.5bn to create AI devices
22nd May 2025
4 minutes
In a deal that’s been over two years in the making, OpenAI is set to acquire the startup from legendary device designer Sir Jony Ive with plans to create AI devices.
AT&T to acquire Lumen's consumer fibre business in $5.75bn deal
22nd May 2025
3 minutes
Lumen Technologies has agreed to sell its Mass Markets fibre-to-the-home business to AT&T in a deal worth $5.75 billion.
Who is 26North, the firm in talks to buy DigitalBridge?
21st May 2025
3 minutes
DigitalBridge, the digital infrastructure investment giant that owns Zayo Group, is reportedly in line to be acquired by alternative investment management firm 26North.
AMD offloads ZT Systems manufacturing arm to Sanmina for $3bn
20th May 2025
2 minutes
AMD is set to bank $3 billion after it agreed to sell ZT Systems’ data centre infrastructure manufacturing business to Sanmina Corp.