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Anthropic boosts Claude Cowork with new plugins, admin tools
Software-as-a-Service

Anthropic boosts Claude Cowork with new plugins, admin tools

Anthropic upgrades Claude Cowork with private plugin marketplaces, richer admin controls and Office-linked workflows for enterprise teams.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
JMAN Group hires Daniel Ferguson as Associate Partner
Data Analytics

JMAN Group hires Daniel Ferguson as Associate Partner

JMAN Group appoints Daniel Ferguson Associate Partner as it bolsters leadership and accelerates data-led services for private equity clients.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
Exa Capital buys Flow Software to deepen ANZ reach
Customer Relationship Management

Exa Capital buys Flow Software to deepen ANZ reach

Exa Capital has acquired Auckland-based Flow Software to expand its ANZ footprint, keeping the integration specialist operating independently.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
Entersekt expands leadership team after 10bn transactions
Software-as-a-Service

Entersekt expands leadership team after 10bn transactions

Entersekt boosts leadership as it tops 10bn transactions and posts 30% North American growth, adding senior hires to drive expansion.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
Anthropic raises USD $30 billion, hits USD $380b value
Data Analytics

Anthropic raises USD $30 billion, hits USD $380b value

Anthropic raises USD $30bn in new backing, lifting the AI group's valuation to USD $380bn as demand for its Claude models surges.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Mon, 16th Feb 2026
Seismic & Highspot to merge in AI sales software deal
Data Analytics

Seismic & Highspot to merge in AI sales software deal

Seismic to merge with Highspot, uniting rival sales enablement platforms in an AI-first deal with Permira to remain controlling shareholder.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Sun, 15th Feb 2026
Paragon buys majority stake in South Yorkshire firm Parseq
Unified Communications

Paragon buys majority stake in South Yorkshire firm Parseq

Paragon has acquired a majority stake in South Yorkshire outsourcing specialist Parseq from Parabellum, boosting its back-office and payments arm.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2026

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EDP, Start Campus align on €8.5bn Sines green data hub
Hyperscale

EDP, Start Campus align on €8.5bn Sines green data hub

EDP and Start Campus strike Iberian renewables-data pact centred on the SINES hub, a planned EUR €8.5 billion, 1.2 GW green campus.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
Totalmobile & Solvares merge in field service push
Software-as-a-Service

Totalmobile & Solvares merge in field service push

Totalmobile and Solvares merge to create an 800-strong field service software group serving 4,000 customers across Europe and beyond.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
Totalmobile & Solvares merge in field service software
Digital Transformation

Totalmobile & Solvares merge in field service software

Totalmobile and Solvares are merging to create a larger field service software group spanning planning, optimisation and execution tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
Biomapas appoints Xavier Duburcq to lead growth push
Digital Transformation

Biomapas appoints Xavier Duburcq to lead growth push

Biomapas names Xavier Duburcq as CEO to spearhead European and global expansion, targeting a diversified pharma services platform topping EUR €200m.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
TenPeaks launches NZ data centre group after Spark carve-out
DataCentre infrastructure

TenPeaks launches NZ data centre group after Spark carve-out

Newly carved-out TenPeaks launches in New Zealand with 11 data centres and plans NZD $3 billion-plus in growth-focused capacity builds.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026
Canadian VC dips in 2025, sees slight fourth quarter surge
Agricultural Technology

Canadian VC dips in 2025, sees slight fourth quarter surge

CVCA: Canadian venture capital slid in 2025 even as private equity soared to CAD $57.5 billion, fuelled by a handful of mega-deals.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Feb 2026
Nexfibre buys Substantial in GBP £2 billion fibre deal
Unified Communications

Nexfibre buys Substantial in GBP £2 billion fibre deal

Nexfibre to buy Substantial in GBP £2 billion deal, creating UK's largest alternative fibre platform with 8 million premises by 2027.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026
Red Helix names Simon Michie to lead Risk Crew unit
Data Protection

Red Helix names Simon Michie to lead Risk Crew unit

Red Helix has appointed veteran technologist Simon Michie to lead its Risk Crew cyber governance and assurance unit amid rising scrutiny.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Tue, 17th Feb 2026
Manchester firms delay growth plans amid volatility
Digital Transformation

Manchester firms delay growth plans amid volatility

Manchester's mid-sized firms are stalling investment and expansion, citing volatile costs, policy shifts and tougher access to finance.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2026
Serbus completes executive team for UK security push
Hyperscale

Serbus completes executive team for UK security push

Serbus completes six-strong executive team with new finance and security chiefs to drive UK “connect and protect” critical services push.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2026