M&A Deal Summary

BMC Acquires BladeLogic

On March 17, 2008, BMC acquired software company BladeLogic for 800M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is BMC’s 9th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is BMC’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is BMC’s 7th transaction in the United States.
  • This is BMC’s 2nd transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-03-17
Target BladeLogic
Sector Software
Buyer(s) BMC
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 800M USD

Target

BladeLogic

Lexington, Massachusetts, United States
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BladeLogic provides data center automation solutions for IT infrastructure in business organizations.

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Buyer

BMC

Houston, Texas, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1980
Sector Software
Employees6,700
DESCRIPTION
BMC's corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas.
BMC's corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas.

BMC is a systems software provider which helps enterprise organizations manage and optimize information technology across cloud, hybrid, on-premise, and mainframe environments. BMC was established in 1980 and is based in Houston, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 32
Sector (Software) 9 of 24
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 9 of 32
State (Massachusetts) 2 of 3
Country (United States) 7 of 24
Year (2008) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-07-19 RealOps

Herndon, Virginia, United States

RealOps, Inc., a provider of IT Process Automation and Run Book Automation, delivers powerful and proven automation software that streamlines and accelerates execution of critical service functions, while containing opex growth and ever-expanding custom integration.

Buy $53M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-06-01 ITM Software

Santa Clara, California, United States

ITM Software Corp. is a provider of CIOs with software products and management expertise that advance the business management of Information Technology.

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