On Monday, IBM Corp. grabbed DataMirror Corp., a Canadian data integration software maker, for about $161 million in cash. This and a slew of other deals has analysts thinking "buy," since IBM has reported higher earnings in the second quarter thanks partly to more than $5 billion in acquisitions in the sector. IBM has also been ditching its hardware units as part of its strategy to counter the lagging sector.

Where there's a deal, there's a dealmaker. Enter Dave Johnson, vice president of corporate development for IBM. He's been with the firm for 26 years and has a lot to say on how the company makes deals work. And it just so happens, Johnson — along with quite a few others — will be speaking at our Corporate Dealmaker Forum on Oct. 2 at The Union League Club in New York.

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