Microsoft to Acquire Nuance Communications in $19.7 Billion All-Cash Deal

Microsoft to Acquire Activision Blizzard

January 18, 2022

Software

Microsoft announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard in an all-cash transaction valued at $68.7 billion, or $95.00 per share. The deal is expected to close in Microsoft’s fiscal year 2023, subject to regulatory approvals and Activision Blizzard shareholder approval.

3M Acquires M*Modal's Technology Business

December 19, 2018

Healthcare Services

3M has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the technology business of M*Modal for an enterprise value of $1.0 billion, expanding 3M Health Information Systems' capabilities in conversational AI and clinical documentation. The acquired business, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, generates approximately $200 million in annual revenue and about 750 employees are expected to join 3M; M*Modal will retain its transcription, scribing and coding services business.

NICE Acquires LiveVox

October 4, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

NICE has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire LiveVox, a cloud CCaaS provider, in a cash transaction that pays LiveVox stockholders $3.74 per share. The acquisition brings LiveVox's AI-driven proactive outreach capabilities into NICE's CXone platform to create a unified, interaction-centric conversational AI offering; the deal closed and is expected to be accretive to NICE in 2024.

Qualcomm Technologies to Acquire NUVIA for About $1.4 Billion

January 16, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Qualcomm announced that its subsidiary Qualcomm Technologies entered into a definitive agreement to acquire NUVIA for approximately $1.4 billion, subject to working capital and other adjustments. The deal will bring NUVIA’s CPU and SoC design team into Qualcomm to expand Snapdragon computing performance and power efficiency for next-generation devices.

Qualtrics Acquires Clarabridge

July 29, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Qualtrics agreed to acquire Clarabridge in a stock transaction valued at $1.125 billion, bringing Clarabridge's omnichannel conversational analytics and AI capabilities into the Qualtrics Experience Management (XM) platform. The acquisition expands Qualtrics' analytics capabilities for unstructured customer feedback (social, calls, chat, reviews) and is intended to accelerate growth and strengthen its position as the leading XM provider.

Critical Process Systems Group Acquires Nuance Systems

January 13, 2021

Manufacturing

Critical Process Systems Group (CPS), a portfolio company of Wynnchurch Capital, has acquired Nuance Systems (NSI), a Portland-based supplier of ultra-high purity gas and chemical delivery systems and sensing technologies for the semiconductor and solar industries. The deal expands CPS's capabilities and customer diversification; NSI's co-owners Bill Kimmerle and Kyle Kimmerle will remain as CEO and President, respectively.