
Cloud deals dominate in telecom mergers
Despite market headwinds
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the technology, media, and telecom (TMT) sector surged in 2024, with cloud computing emerging as a dominant theme. However, the market faced significant headwinds, including persistent inflation, high interest rates, regulatory scrutiny, and geopolitical tensions, according to a GlobalData report.

IDG bought by Blackstone
End of an era
Blackstone has bought IDG, the publishing house which brings you CIO, Computerworld, InfoWorld, Macworld, Network World, PCWorld and Tech Hive for $1.3 billion.
Blackstone and Bain want to buy Yahoo
Prepared to write a cheque for $25 billion