Attachmate - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Attachmate M&A Summary

Attachmate has acquired 2 companies of its own.

Attachmate’s largest acquisition to date was in 2010, when it acquired Novell for $2.2B. Attachmate has acquired in 2 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include information technology (50%) and software (50%).

Attachmate Ownership

Who owns Attachmate?

Attachmate is owned by Micro Focus International. It was acquired on November 20, 2014.

Was Attachmate formerly PE-backed?

Yes. Attachmate was formerly owned by 5 private investors.

Attachmate Business Overview

Where is Attachmate headquartered?

Attachmate is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

What sector is Attachmate in?

Attachmate is a software company.

When was Attachmate founded?

Attachmate was founded in 1981.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity2
    • M&A Buy Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Advisors 2

Attachmate Corp.

705 5th Avenue South Suite 1100,
Seattle, Washington 98104
United States,
(206) 217-7100
www.attachmate.com

Attachmate Corp. is a provider of advanced software for terminal emulation, legacy modernization, managed file transfer and enterprise fraud management.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 2 - - - - - 2
vol $2.7B $2.7B
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  2

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Novell, Inc. 2010-11-22 2.2B USD Add-on Acquisition
Provo, Utah · www.novell.com
NetIQ Corp. 2006-07-05 495M USD Add-on Acquisition
Houston, Texas · www.netiq.com
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M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Information Technology 1 (50%) 495M (18%) - -
Software 1 (50%) 2.2B (82%) - -
Total 2 $2.7B - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 2 2.7B - -
  Utah 1 2.2B - -
  Texas 1 495M - -
Total 2 $2.7B - -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Credit Suisse Investment Banking
1
Legal Deals
Jones Day
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $2.2B
$100M to $1B 1 $495M
TOTAL $2.7B
Largest Novell, Inc.
$2.2B (2010-11-22)

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