Technology

"Virtual collaboration is more important than ever, and we are here to ensure secure and efficient ways of work remain possible," says CEO Rusty Wiley as the company rebrands amid the coronavirus crisis.

Middle-market dealmakers would be wise to track the venture capital investments of Amazon, Google, Intel, Microsoft and Salesforce.

Fears continue to spread about the impact on the global economy of the coronavirus, which forced ACG Global to cancel InterGrowth 2020. We check in with dealmakers from Alaverez & Marsal, Riverside, Merrill Corp. and Paul Hastings about the potential impact on mid-market. Hellman & Friedman buys cybersecurity company.

HP, which has a large printing business, has said in the past that it has many routes to create value that aren’t dependent on a combination with Xerox.

The demand for automation and more fulfillment centers is driving deal activity from buyers, including XPO, C.H. Robinson and J.B. Hunt

Fears about the impact of the coronavirus on the global supply chain and on the growth of countries and companies continued to cause stocks to plummet Friday in the worst week for Wall Street since the financial crisis of 2008. We check in with dealmakers from Riverside, Merrill Corp. and Paul Hastings about the potential impact on mid-market M&A. Salesforce and DocuSign make tech-related deals.

Fintech companies are at a crossroads where a number of them are established enough to go public, but a spate of poor-performing IPOs are making acquisitions more attractive.

The tech giant has sought to simplify its sprawling empire of hardware, software and security businesses that operate under the Dell Technologies banner, seeking to keep up with changing industry trends and to pay down debt.

Manufacturers have turned to robots for help to meet labor demand, sparking deal activity. Batter Ventures raises two funds to target software businesses. More PE news from Brentwood, Sun Capital, Center Rock, IOP.

The new funds, a $1.2 billion Battery Ventures XIII, along with an $800 million side fund to help back extra-large bets, will keep investing in sectors like business-to-business software, information infrastructure and cybersecurity.