Cisco to buy Ann Arbor’s Duo Security for $2.35B
ANN ARBOR — Duo Security, a cybersecurity firm that now employs 700 people, will be acquired by the San Jose, Calif.-based tech giant Cisco Systems Inc., for a combination of …
JR Automation Acquires Esys Automation
HOLLAND — JR Automation, the Holland-based industrial technology provider, has announced the acquisition of Auburn Hills-based Esys Automation. a designer and builder of robotics for the vehicle assembly industry. JR’s …
Altair acquires German fluid dynamics software firm
TROY — The Troy-based engineering technology developer Altair Inc. (Nasdaq: ALTR) announced the acquisition of Garching, Germany-based FluiDyna GmbH, a developer of fluid dynamics and numerical simulation technologies. Terms of …
NTT completes buyout of Secure-24
SOUTHFIELD — NTT Communications Corp., the internet and communications business of the Japanese telecom giant NTT Group, announced it has completed its acquisition of Secure-24, a Southfield-based managed technology services …
CPA firm Rehmann adds managed IT practice
TROY – The Troy-based accounting and advisory firm Rehmann announced that it had purchased Trivalent Group, a Grandville-based provider of IT services to more than 700 clients. Financial terms were …
Michigan’s first private ISP bought by Indiana media firm
ANN ARBOR — Online Tech LLC, Michigan’s first private internet service provider dating back to the dawn of the internet era in 1994, has been acquired by Mishawaka, Ind.-based Schurz …
Lansing’s Liquid Web buys Oklahoma company
LANSING — The Lansing-based managed hosting services provider Liquid Web LLC has announced the purchase of Oklahoma City-based iThemes, a provider of WordPress plugins that include BackupBuddy, iThemes Security Pro, …
Stryker to buy medical device firm
KALAMAZOO — The Kalamazoo-based medical device maker Stryker Corp. (NYSE: SYK) said Thursday it would buy a smaller medical device firm, Entellus Medical Inc., in a deal valued at $662 …
Southfield chemical company bought out by Italian firm
SOUTHFIELD — Italmatch Chemicals Group, a chemical company based in Genoa, Italy, has announced an agreement to acquire the Southfield chemical manufacturer Detrex Corp. (OTC: DTRX) for $27 a share …
Southfield’s Secure-24 bought out by Japanese firm
SOUTHFIELD — Secure-24 — formally, Secure-24 Intermediate Holdings Inc. — is being purchased by a Japanese telecommunications giant.