M&A Deal Summary

Oracle Acquires RightNow Technologies

On October 24, 2011, Oracle acquired internet software and services company RightNow Technologies for 1.5B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Oracle’s 8th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Oracle’s 11th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Oracle’s 64th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Oracle’s 1st transaction in Montana.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-10-24
Target RightNow Technologies
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Oracle
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.5B USD

Target

RightNow Technologies

Bozeman, Montana, United States
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RightNow Technologies provides Internet-based customer support software and service solutions that deliver rapid time-to-benefit and quick return on investment.

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Buyer

Oracle

Austin, Texas, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1977
Sector Software
Employees143,000
Revenue 42.4B USD (2022)
DESCRIPTION
Oracle's headquarters in Austin, Texas.
Oracle's headquarters in Austin, Texas.

Oracle provides products and services that address corporate information technology (IT) environments including applications, platforms, and infrastructure. Oracle's products and services are available to customers via cloud computing or on-premises deployment models. Products include database and middleware software, application software, cloud infrastructure software and hardware systems (Oracle Engineered Systems, servers, storage, networking and industry specific products), along with support and related services. Oracle was formed in 1977 and is based in Austin, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 77 of 133
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 8 of 34
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 70 of 124
State (Montana) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 64 of 115
Year (2011) 8 of 8
Size (of disclosed) 11 of 25
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-10-18 Endeca Technologies

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Endeca Technologies, Inc. is a provider of unstructured data management, web commerce and business intelligence solutions.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-02-09 Taleo

Dublin, California, United States

Taleo Corporation provides on-demand talent management software solutions. The Company offers recruiting, performance management, compensation, succession planning, learning management, leadership development, and analytics software solutions. The Company delivers its solutions on demand as a service that is accessed through an Internet connection and a Web browser. Its solution delivery model, also called software-as-a-service (SaaS). It offers its solutions as a subscription-based service for, which its customers pay a recurring annual or quarterly fee during the subscription term. The Company operates in two segments: subscription and support and professional services.

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