All articles by RanjithKumar Dharma
RanjithKumar Dharma
Latham & Watkins, Kirkland & Ellis lead TMT M&A legal advisory for Q1-Q3 2025
Kirkland & Ellis led in deal volume, advising on 106 transactions during the period.
JP Morgan, Houlihan Lokey lead TMT M&A adviser rankings Q1-Q3 2025
JP Morgan advised on transactions with a total value of $158.4bn.
Meta, Blue Owl Capital create JV for Hyperion data centre campus
Both companies have agreed to contribute funds in proportion to their ownership stakes towards the project’s estimated $27bn development cost.
IBM, Groq collaborate on high-speed AI inference in business
This collaboration will also integrate and enhance Red Hat’s open-source vLLM technology with Groq’s language processing unit architecture.
Google Cloud launches G4 VMs with Nvidia RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell GPUs
G4 VMs support up to eight RTX PRO 6000 GPUs with 768GB of GDDR7 memory and high-throughput storage.
SEALSQ launches QS7001 chip with NIST PQC algorithms
The chip supports open hardware designs, allows custom firmware, and offers an option for hybrid cryptography migration.
IBM agrees to acquire Cognitus to further boost SAP capabilities
The deal will allow Cognitus to advance software innovation and portfolio enhancements and cater to an expanded customer base.
Salesforce, Google enhance Agentforce 360 with Gemini AI
Gemini’s multimodal intelligence is said to be integrated into the Salesforce ecosystem to enhance hybrid reasoning.
AIP, MGX, BlackRock’s GIP consortium to buy Aligned for $40bn
The acquisition will support the development of next-generation cloud and AI infrastructure.
Oracle, Microsoft partner to improve supply chain processes
The integration blueprint will enable manufacturers to gain enhanced supply chain processes visibility.