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Tech M&A deals: Ridgeview Partners, Microchip Technology, Absolute Security
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Ridgeview Partners acquired Pinewood Technologies for £545 million, taking the UK automotive software firm private. Microchip Technology purchased VORAGO Technologies to enhance its aerospace and defense semiconductor offerings with radiation-hardened chips. Absolute Security bought FirmGuard from Phoenix Technologies to boost AI endpoint protection with firmware security.
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Private equity is opening UK automotive software to fresh investment, shaking up market access and international expansion for you. Microchip and Absolute Security's deals show aerospace semiconductors and AI endpoint protection are stepping into new growth phases with specialist capabilities now key.
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