Blockbuster M&A Update: Cisco-BroadSoft, CenturyLink-Level 3, AT&T Data Centers

There was no slowing down 2018’s consolidation trend in February. After M&A activity blew the doors off of January, the Groundhog month didn’t disappoint.

It started with Cisco finalizing its purchase of BroadSoft in a move that takes it deeper into cloud and collaboration. AT&T considered a move to sell its data centers and Barracuda decided selling to a private-equity firm was the way to go.

But those are just a trio of the new acquisitions and updates to previously announced purchases highlighted in the gallery below. Click through to catch up on what you might have missed — and how it could impact your business.

Looking for more M&A? Click here to see the biggest channel-impacting mergers and acquisitions from January.

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