Latest Channel M&A: RingCentral-Avaya, Sprint-T-Mobile, Master Agent Acquisitions

Master agents Telarus, WTG and Telegration recently participated in consolidation.

We’ve seen the master-agency space make a handful of acquisitions in the last two years, and the trend continued during the last two months. Telarus bought assets from a partner, and WTG and Telegration are now part of a company called AppSmart.

All manner of channel partners and companies that work with partners got into the M&A action. The distributor Tech Data made a purchase and become a “purchasee” as well. A smattering of vendors, including RingCentral, HP and Splunk, made announcements. The technologies we covered include UCaaS, storage, mobility and cybersecurity.

Scroll through the slides below to learn about 11 important mergers and acquisitions.

Missed our previous M&A roundup? Find it here.