M&A, IP, Patents Having outbid Viavi Solutions for the deal, test and measurement vendor Keysight Technologies’ acquisition of Spirent Communications looks likely to complete in the first half of 2025. Keysight offered £1.16 billion in an all-cash deal. Saudi Aramco CEO Tareq Amin has listed himself as the CEO of “Confidential” on LinkedIn. The tantalizing move may have something to do with the recent reports of an investment in US vendor Mavenir. Another chapter in Intel’s turbulent year. CEO Pat Gelsinger has stepped down and interim CEOs CFO David Zinser and Michelle Johnston Holthaus will take the position until a replacement is found. IHS Holding has agreed to sell its 70% interest in IHS Kuwait, including 1,675 sites to Zain…