Data centre mergers and acquisitions hit $20bn in 2017 feeding frenzy The temperature is rising in the hot aisle for data centre businesses – $20bn was spent on mergers and acquisitions last year. Synergy Research Group data says the 2017 total doubled the figure from the year before, which itself was well up on 2015. There was almost one significant M&A deal closed each week on average in the …
The idea that larger players have greater economies of scale is self evident. But I can't help feeling that all those savings won't be passed on to customers, but the accumulated deal premiums probably will. So all this M&A is good for boardroom fiddlers, bankers and lawyers, but bad news for customers of these companies, who can expect double digit price rises for the next few years.
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