M&A Deal Summary

IBM Acquires Merge Healthcare

On October 13, 2015, IBM acquired software company Merge Healthcare for 1.0B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is IBM’s 95th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is IBM’s 19th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is IBM’s 109th transaction in the United States.
  • This is IBM’s 6th transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-10-13
Target Merge Healthcare
Sector Software
Buyer(s) IBM
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.0B USD

Target

Merge Healthcare

Chicago, Illinois, United States
website
Merge Healthcare, Inc. is a provider of information software solutions that automate healthcare data and diagnostic workflow in the U.S. and internationally. Its products improve the process of transferring and integrating data into broader health IT applications.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

IBM

Armonk, New York, United States

website

Category Company
Founded 1911
Sector Information Technology
Employees282,100
Revenue 60.5B USD (2022)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to IBM's corporate headquarters in Armonk, New York.
Entrance to IBM's corporate headquarters in Armonk, New York.

IBM is a global provider of information technology products and services. IBM's products and services include IT infrastructure and business process services, cloud computing, business analytics, and enterprise software. IBM was formed in 1911 and is based in Armonk, New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 145 of 196
Sector (Software) 95 of 109
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 129 of 173
State (Illinois) 6 of 8
Country (United States) 109 of 140
Year (2015) 9 of 12
Size (of disclosed) 19 of 33
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Cleversafe is a provider of data storage solutions. The Company offers web-scale storage solutions to enterprises and service providers worldwide. Cleversafe was formed in 2004 and is based in Chicago.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-10-28 The Weather Company - Digital Assets

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

The Weather Company's digital consumer-facing offerings, The Weather Channel mobile and cloud-based digital properties including Weather.com, Weather Underground and Storm Radar, as well as its enterprise offerings for broadcast, media, aviation, advertising technology and data solutions for other emerging industries.

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