merger and acquisition

Toronto, Canada. September 25, 2012 — Today Ericsson announced the acquisition of the Canadian company ConceptWave in an all-cash transaction for an as-yet undisclosed sum.

Hong Kong, China. September 19, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Telefield International (Holdings) Ltd, has entered into a subscription agreement with Fargo Telecom Holdings Ltd to acquire 53% of the enlarged issued share capital of Fargo Telecom for HK$15 million (€1.49 million) in cash.

Itron, Inc. has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire privately held SmartSynch, Inc. in a transaction valued at $100 million. The acquisition will bring greater choice to utility customers across the spectrum of smart metering deployments and strengthen Itron’s integrated cellular communications offering. The parties expect the transaction to close in the

Amsterdam, Netherlands. December 20, 2011 – The digital security specialist, Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 – GTO), has today announced that it has acquired SensorLogic. This confirms the report and exclusive insider comment revealed on this site on 10 December.

Ericsson announced today that that they have successfully completed the asset purchase agreement to acquire Telenor Connexion’s M2M (machine-to-machine) technology platform.

Telit Communications revealed this morning that it has bought GlobalConect for US$2.9 million. GlobalConect provides the wireless connection