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We advised Akamai Technologies, a cybersecurity
and cloud computing company operating the world’s
most distributed platform, on its acquisition of
select assets from Edgio, a content delivery network
service provider.
The transaction offers customers best-in-class
content delivery and the opportunity to take
advantage of a broader range of security and
cloud solutions.
Lawyers in our Boston and Silicon Valley offices led
the transaction, with support from our Denver and
Los Angeles offices and our intellectual property,
private equity, restructuring, and tax practices.
We advised IBM, a leading provider of global hybrid cloud
and AI, and consulting expertise, on its acquisition of
IntelliMagic, a Netherlands-based company specializing
in easy-to-use analytics for performance insights on IBM
Z, and its acquisition of SiXworks, a UK-based consultancy
serving the UK defence sector and specializing in digital
transformation in highly secure environments.
The acquisition of IntelliMagic enhances IBM’s
software business, and the SiXworks acquisition
exemplifies IBM’s ongoing commitment to serving
clients in the public sector.
Lawyers in our Amsterdam, London, and Washington,
D.C. offices led these deals, with support from a
transatlantic team and our full-service practice areas.
