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Gearset raises $55M (Cambridge, England)

Cambridge, England-based Gearset, a company that provides DevOps solutions for Salesforce, has raised $55 million. The investment was led by Silversmith Capital Partners, the company said in a statemennt.

As part of the investment, Silversmith’s Sri Rao has joined Gearset’s board. Shea & Company acted as advisors to Gearset, Kirkland & Ellis served as legal counsel to Silversmith Capital Partners, and Mills & Reeve served as legal counsel to Gearset.

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IBM to acquire HashiCorp for $6.4B

IBM and HashiCorp have entered into an agreement for IBM to acquire HashiCorp, a provider of infrastructure and security management products, for $6.4 billion.

Oracle is moving its world headquarters to Nashville to be closer to health-care industry — CNBC

Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison said Tuesday that the company is moving its world headquarters to Nashville, Tennessee, to be closer to a major health-care epicenter, writes Ashley Capoot.